Craig McNaughton
@jcraigmcn.bsky.social
Working to help slash GHG emissions & defend liberal-democratic norms. Enjoying guitar with friends. Golfing to stay humble. Helped get @brucefanjoy.bsky.social elected!
Seems a great form of direct action. Better to avoid excess CO2 in the first place, but can someone comment on the viability of doing this at scale to head off some of the drastic effects of climate warming? Any downside? See makesunsets.com/products/join-the-next-balloon-launch-and-cool-the-planet
Cooling Credits: a cost-effective solution for climate change
Cool the Planet, One Credit at a Time Inspired by nature’s own cooling events—like the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991 —we launch balloons that release precisely measured amounts of naturally occurring ...
makesunsets.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Seems a great form of direct action. Better to avoid excess CO2 in the first place, but can someone comment on the viability of doing this at scale to head off some of the drastic effects of climate warming? Any downside? See makesunsets.com/products/join-the-next-balloon-launch-and-cool-the-planet
Reposted by Craig McNaughton
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
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I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?
Humanity has failed to limit global heating to 1.5C and must change course immediately, the secretary general of the UN has warned.
In his only interview before next month’s Cop30 climate summit, António Guterres acknowledged it is now “inevitable” that humanity will overshoot the target in the Paris climate agreement, with “devastating consequences” for the world.
This interview is also published in English, Portuguese and Spanish by Sumaúma. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
“A more secure world begins by investing at least as much in fighting poverty as we do in fighting wars” -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/16/US-War-Department-BC-Mining-Company/
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/16/US-War-Department-BC-Mining-Company/
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military.
thetyee.ca
October 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“A more secure world begins by investing at least as much in fighting poverty as we do in fighting wars” -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/16/US-War-Department-BC-Mining-Company/
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/16/US-War-Department-BC-Mining-Company/
Reposted by Craig McNaughton
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
a nuanced read of the Gaza peace agreement
“No actual plan”: Why the ceasefire does not mean peace
“No actual plan”: Why the ceasefire does not mean peace
"It is also being claimed that we have a historic peace deal. That is absolutely fictitious.”
www.motherjones.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
a nuanced read of the Gaza peace agreement
Reposted by Craig McNaughton
"Our democracy is only as strong as the rule of law, & the rule of law can’t survive without the principal institution that enforces it"
Open letter from 292 former DOJ career employees: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/An-Urgent-Message-from-Recent-DOJ-Alum.pdf
Open letter from 292 former DOJ career employees: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/An-Urgent-Message-from-Recent-DOJ-Alum.pdf
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
"Our democracy is only as strong as the rule of law, & the rule of law can’t survive without the principal institution that enforces it"
Open letter from 292 former DOJ career employees: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/An-Urgent-Message-from-Recent-DOJ-Alum.pdf
Open letter from 292 former DOJ career employees: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/An-Urgent-Message-from-Recent-DOJ-Alum.pdf
Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit...DEI is out of the window...We have a return to people going to church. We have a return to people valuing their children & valuing society & believing in the white picket fence..."
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x.com/i/status/197...
Aaron Rupar on X: "Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of https://t.co/OFEcxmLhmc" / X
Eric Trump
x.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit...DEI is out of the window...We have a return to people going to church. We have a return to people valuing their children & valuing society & believing in the white picket fence..."
x.com/i/status/197...
x.com/i/status/197...
Premier Ford argues in his Oct. 7 letter to Mayors Brown & Meed Ward that speed cameras are "failing miserably" at slowing down drivers...
Not in Ottawa. Check out this memo:
Not in Ottawa. Check out this memo:
Here's a memo from Ottawa's General Manager of Public Works about Automated Speed Enforcement (speed cameras)
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Premier Ford argues in his Oct. 7 letter to Mayors Brown & Meed Ward that speed cameras are "failing miserably" at slowing down drivers...
Not in Ottawa. Check out this memo:
Not in Ottawa. Check out this memo:
"Operation Warp Speed, initiated under President Donald Trump, brought lifesaving mRNA vaccines to the world in record time."
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Warp_Speed
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Warp_Speed
October 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"Operation Warp Speed, initiated under President Donald Trump, brought lifesaving mRNA vaccines to the world in record time."
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Warp_Speed
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Warp_Speed
Laurie Eckman: "We are a nation of immigrants and that’s what makes our country great. So this ICE overreach is anathema to us"
Not to mention the right to peaceful protest and the importance of community-based policing (check out the responsible intervention by Portland police officers)
Not to mention the right to peaceful protest and the importance of community-based policing (check out the responsible intervention by Portland police officers)
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
www.oregonlive.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Laurie Eckman: "We are a nation of immigrants and that’s what makes our country great. So this ICE overreach is anathema to us"
Not to mention the right to peaceful protest and the importance of community-based policing (check out the responsible intervention by Portland police officers)
Not to mention the right to peaceful protest and the importance of community-based policing (check out the responsible intervention by Portland police officers)
"I don't know about you, but I don't carry around papers that say I'm a US citizen" (0:30)
I guess that moment is upon us
I guess that moment is upon us
My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"I don't know about you, but I don't carry around papers that say I'm a US citizen" (0:30)
I guess that moment is upon us
I guess that moment is upon us
Operation Midway Blitz: "federal agents supported by helicopters and armored vehicles raided a multi-story apartment building in the city last week. Federal officers pulled men, women and children from their apartments and detained them for hours overnight. U.S. citizens were among those detained"
President Trump authorized hundreds of National Guard troops for deployment to Chicago, the White House announced. The deployment comes over the objections of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and marks the latest escalation in Trump’s effort to use the U.S. military as a domestic police force.
Trump Authorizes 300 Guard Troops for Deployment in Chicago Over Governor’s Objections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Operation Midway Blitz: "federal agents supported by helicopters and armored vehicles raided a multi-story apartment building in the city last week. Federal officers pulled men, women and children from their apartments and detained them for hours overnight. U.S. citizens were among those detained"
“No more politically correct & overbearing rules of engagement. Just common sense, maximum lethality & authority for war fighters”
Fighting hard is one thing; fighting without honour is another
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/30/pete-hegseth-war-diversity-efforts-military
Fighting hard is one thing; fighting without honour is another
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/30/pete-hegseth-war-diversity-efforts-military
Trump defends troops in US cities after Hegseth decries military DEI efforts
President and defense chief delivered pair of incendiary speeches to a crowd of hundreds of generals and admirals
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“No more politically correct & overbearing rules of engagement. Just common sense, maximum lethality & authority for war fighters”
Fighting hard is one thing; fighting without honour is another
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/30/pete-hegseth-war-diversity-efforts-military
Fighting hard is one thing; fighting without honour is another
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/30/pete-hegseth-war-diversity-efforts-military
"The entire senior leadership of America’s military has been put on notice. They now understand how Trump intends to use their forces. He told them, explicitly. He wants to deploy them to American cities where they will be used to 'quell' disfavored groups, using force."
"The generals understand that Trump sees their fellow Americans as his enemies. And they must now realize that at some point, they are likely to be forced to choose between Trump and their oaths to defend the Constitution." www.thebulwark.com/p/its-a-war-...
“It’s a war from within.”
Trump prepares the generals for what comes next.
www.thebulwark.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"The entire senior leadership of America’s military has been put on notice. They now understand how Trump intends to use their forces. He told them, explicitly. He wants to deploy them to American cities where they will be used to 'quell' disfavored groups, using force."
Let’s give the PM time to at least attempt the impossible—eg to balance green & other economic initiatives & deal with a very difficult neighbour. He’s working with the right mix of criteria, including affordability, Indigenous rights, climate urgency, democratic process & global responsibility
TORONTO – Protesters gathered at Sankofa Square on Saturday afternoon, which included a coalition of progressive civil society groups organizing against elements of the new Liberal government’s agenda.
Progressive rally in Toronto challenges elements of Carney's agenda
TORONTO – Protesters gathered at Sankofa Square on Saturday afternoon, which included a coalition of progressive civil society groups organizing against elements of the new Liberal government’s agenda.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Let’s give the PM time to at least attempt the impossible—eg to balance green & other economic initiatives & deal with a very difficult neighbour. He’s working with the right mix of criteria, including affordability, Indigenous rights, climate urgency, democratic process & global responsibility
... & just wait until he realizes how cheap solar and wind are...
Secretary Burgum refers to "expensive sources like wind and solar." He should check out the @carbonbrief.org brief below: www.carbonbrief.org/un-five-reas...
Secretary Burgum refers to "expensive sources like wind and solar." He should check out the @carbonbrief.org brief below: www.carbonbrief.org/un-five-reas...
September 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
... & just wait until he realizes how cheap solar and wind are...
Secretary Burgum refers to "expensive sources like wind and solar." He should check out the @carbonbrief.org brief below: www.carbonbrief.org/un-five-reas...
Secretary Burgum refers to "expensive sources like wind and solar." He should check out the @carbonbrief.org brief below: www.carbonbrief.org/un-five-reas...
Reposted by Craig McNaughton
We will not yield.
September 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We will not yield.
"Fossil fuel pollution is overheating Canadian forests, spawning an out-of-control wildfire crisis"
& yet, in another part of our collective mind, all we can think about is burning more & more oil & gas...for those lovely paycheques...which we will then spend to deal with #extremeweather
& yet, in another part of our collective mind, all we can think about is burning more & more oil & gas...for those lovely paycheques...which we will then spend to deal with #extremeweather
September 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Fossil fuel pollution is overheating Canadian forests, spawning an out-of-control wildfire crisis"
& yet, in another part of our collective mind, all we can think about is burning more & more oil & gas...for those lovely paycheques...which we will then spend to deal with #extremeweather
& yet, in another part of our collective mind, all we can think about is burning more & more oil & gas...for those lovely paycheques...which we will then spend to deal with #extremeweather
Canadian & US businesses need to take a serious look at the 'Business for 75%' initiative of Australian businesses: www.businessfor75.com.au
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/31/former-un-climate-chief-urges-australia-to-set-prosperity-target-of-cutting-emissions-by-75-by-2035
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/31/former-un-climate-chief-urges-australia-to-set-prosperity-target-of-cutting-emissions-by-75-by-2035
Former UN climate chief urges Australia to set ‘prosperity’ target of cutting emissions by 75% by 2035
Exclusive: Ambitious target would increase the country’s chance of winning rights to host Cop31 in 2026, Christiana Figueres says
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Canadian & US businesses need to take a serious look at the 'Business for 75%' initiative of Australian businesses: www.businessfor75.com.au
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/31/former-un-climate-chief-urges-australia-to-set-prosperity-target-of-cutting-emissions-by-75-by-2035
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/31/former-un-climate-chief-urges-australia-to-set-prosperity-target-of-cutting-emissions-by-75-by-2035
"The iconic butterfly’s population has decreased by around 80% in the past two decades, says the paper published in the journal Current Biology, with the loss of breeding habitat cited as the main reason behind the sharp decline"
We need Environment Canada to rally us
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social
We need Environment Canada to rally us
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social
Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss.
Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study
Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"The iconic butterfly’s population has decreased by around 80% in the past two decades, says the paper published in the journal Current Biology, with the loss of breeding habitat cited as the main reason behind the sharp decline"
We need Environment Canada to rally us
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social
We need Environment Canada to rally us
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social
"NatCon 5...is organized around a right-wing ideology called 'National Conservativism,' which emphasizes isolationism, xenophobia, theocracy, anti-LGBTQIA+ bigotry, right-wing populism, heavy handed law enforcement, & a crackdown on academic freedom at universities"
NEW: In a few days is the National Conservatism conference, which will bring Trump officials and GOP lawmakers together with far-right extremists.
Participants include OMB Dir. Russell Vought, NIH Dir. Jay Bhattacharya, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, Josh Hawley, Steve Bannon, Jack Posobiec, & more.
Participants include OMB Dir. Russell Vought, NIH Dir. Jay Bhattacharya, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, Josh Hawley, Steve Bannon, Jack Posobiec, & more.
Trump Officials, GOP Lawmakers Join Far-Right Extremists At “National Conservatism” Conference
Next month, NatCon 5 kicks off with a colorful crowd.
www.importantcontext.news
August 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"NatCon 5...is organized around a right-wing ideology called 'National Conservativism,' which emphasizes isolationism, xenophobia, theocracy, anti-LGBTQIA+ bigotry, right-wing populism, heavy handed law enforcement, & a crackdown on academic freedom at universities"
Poilievre wants to block efforts to reduce GHG emissions as one way of coping with the cost of living (clean fuel regs, pipelines, EVs...)
But #climatecosts are a major driver of the cost of living
Ask Canadians who have lost homes & businesses to wildfires & floods
x.com/i/broadcasts...
But #climatecosts are a major driver of the cost of living
Ask Canadians who have lost homes & businesses to wildfires & floods
x.com/i/broadcasts...
Pierre Poilievre
LIVE: Axe Carbon Tax 2.0
x.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Poilievre wants to block efforts to reduce GHG emissions as one way of coping with the cost of living (clean fuel regs, pipelines, EVs...)
But #climatecosts are a major driver of the cost of living
Ask Canadians who have lost homes & businesses to wildfires & floods
x.com/i/broadcasts...
But #climatecosts are a major driver of the cost of living
Ask Canadians who have lost homes & businesses to wildfires & floods
x.com/i/broadcasts...
Reposted by Craig McNaughton
"Honey, I don't have much time. I've been arrested by ICE and they are sending me to a detainment center. I love you and the kids, I will be OK, please call our attorney"
-- John Shin, DACA resident, speaking to his wife last week. She hasn't heard from him since www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
-- John Shin, DACA resident, speaking to his wife last week. She hasn't heard from him since www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
Loved ones shocked, worried after beloved Utah violinist detained by ICE
Friends and family are reacting after Utah violinist John Shin was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday.
www.fox13now.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Honey, I don't have much time. I've been arrested by ICE and they are sending me to a detainment center. I love you and the kids, I will be OK, please call our attorney"
-- John Shin, DACA resident, speaking to his wife last week. She hasn't heard from him since www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
-- John Shin, DACA resident, speaking to his wife last week. She hasn't heard from him since www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
Dealing with 6 threats to American democracy:
• Pardons to License Lawbreaking
• Investigations Against Critics and Rivals
• Regulatory Retaliation
• Federal Law Enforcement Overreach
• Domestic Deployment of the Military
• Refusal to leave office
• Pardons to License Lawbreaking
• Investigations Against Critics and Rivals
• Regulatory Retaliation
• Federal Law Enforcement Overreach
• Domestic Deployment of the Military
• Refusal to leave office
To learn more about the Authoritarian Playbook for 2025, and what to do about it, visit:
🔗 authoritarianplaybook2025.org
🔗 authoritarianplaybook2025.org
August 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Dealing with 6 threats to American democracy:
• Pardons to License Lawbreaking
• Investigations Against Critics and Rivals
• Regulatory Retaliation
• Federal Law Enforcement Overreach
• Domestic Deployment of the Military
• Refusal to leave office
• Pardons to License Lawbreaking
• Investigations Against Critics and Rivals
• Regulatory Retaliation
• Federal Law Enforcement Overreach
• Domestic Deployment of the Military
• Refusal to leave office