jd 🔆
@jd.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Been on this planet for a bit now; still trying to figure it out.
What keeps me informed, amused, or up at night: climate and the environment, news and journalism, human […]
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What keeps me informed, amused, or up at night: climate and the environment, news and journalism, human […]
[bridged from https://mstdn.ca/@jd on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Conservatives may be wishing they hadn’t been so eager to reconfirm Poilievre as their leader last month.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jeneroux-joins-liberals-9.7095322
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jeneroux-joins-liberals-9.7095322
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Conservatives may be wishing they hadn’t been so eager to reconfirm Poilievre as their leader last month.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jeneroux-joins-liberals-9.7095322
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jeneroux-joins-liberals-9.7095322
As fine a mardi gras as ever there was.
#pancakeday
#pancakeday
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
As fine a mardi gras as ever there was.
#pancakeday
#pancakeday
Back in the Before Times, I would ocassionally buy a pair of jeans online from a U.S. supplier.
They sent me a survey this morning.
My response:
They sent me a survey this morning.
My response:
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Back in the Before Times, I would ocassionally buy a pair of jeans online from a U.S. supplier.
They sent me a survey this morning.
My response:
They sent me a survey this morning.
My response:
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Vivimos en un TL ABSOLUTAMENTE estúpido https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/us-government-grok-nutrition
US Government Deploys Elon Musk’s Grok as Nutrition Bot, Where It Immediately Gives Advice for Rectal Use of Vegetables
"Start — whole peeled carrot, straight shaft, narrow end for insertion."
The post US Government Deploys Elon Musk’s Grok as Nutrition Bot, Where It Immediately Gives Advice for Rectal Use of Vegetables appeared first on Futurism.
futurism.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Vivimos en un TL ABSOLUTAMENTE estúpido https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/us-government-grok-nutrition
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/top-stories-01r3k2ttz/-/a-N_ya0jBgQ-iTRMMSOrfPLg%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
A woman. Oh, Trump is going to love that. 😃 #cusma #cdnpoli #canada #usa #trade #economy
A woman. Oh, Trump is going to love that. 😃 #cusma #cdnpoli #canada #usa #trade #economy
flipboard.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The news we’ve been dreading, yet all the while knowing it was just a matter of time.
El Niño: it’s on the way back.
#ClimateChange #climate
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/an-el-nino-is-brewing/comments
El Niño: it’s on the way back.
#ClimateChange #climate
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/an-el-nino-is-brewing/comments
An El Niño is brewing
And with it the next, pivotal, chapter of the climate fight.
billmckibben.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The news we’ve been dreading, yet all the while knowing it was just a matter of time.
El Niño: it’s on the way back.
#ClimateChange #climate
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/an-el-nino-is-brewing/comments
El Niño: it’s on the way back.
#ClimateChange #climate
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/an-el-nino-is-brewing/comments
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February 15, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Trying to wean governments away from the cesspool of X (twitter) is a tough slog.
@Paulatics
https://youtu.be/eVlQBnGqZ_U?si=rd8P2ulgcBSLmPQd
@Paulatics
https://youtu.be/eVlQBnGqZ_U?si=rd8P2ulgcBSLmPQd
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Trying to wean governments away from the cesspool of X (twitter) is a tough slog.
@Paulatics
https://youtu.be/eVlQBnGqZ_U?si=rd8P2ulgcBSLmPQd
@Paulatics
https://youtu.be/eVlQBnGqZ_U?si=rd8P2ulgcBSLmPQd
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You may have seen the news that Zuckerberg wants to deploy facial recognition in Meta glasses.
I think they deserve a nickname as to all the products these demented morbidly wealthy demonic psychopaths push o to thre world:
Pedo-cams and pedo-products
I think they deserve a nickname as to all the products these demented morbidly wealthy demonic psychopaths push o to thre world:
Pedo-cams and pedo-products
February 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
You may have seen the news that Zuckerberg wants to deploy facial recognition in Meta glasses.
I think they deserve a nickname as to all the products these demented morbidly wealthy demonic psychopaths push o to thre world:
Pedo-cams and pedo-products
I think they deserve a nickname as to all the products these demented morbidly wealthy demonic psychopaths push o to thre world:
Pedo-cams and pedo-products
Not entirely sold on this AI thingy.
February 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Not entirely sold on this AI thingy.
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Who better to usher in Valentine’s Day than the great Sam Cooke
https://youtu.be/S28tILqie1o?si=qVzgrR4yjjpzptgZ
https://youtu.be/S28tILqie1o?si=qVzgrR4yjjpzptgZ
February 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Who better to usher in Valentine’s Day than the great Sam Cooke
https://youtu.be/S28tILqie1o?si=qVzgrR4yjjpzptgZ
https://youtu.be/S28tILqie1o?si=qVzgrR4yjjpzptgZ
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Republicans are pushing this tired, old fossil fuel industry disinfo:
"CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal"
"CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal"
February 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Republicans are pushing this tired, old fossil fuel industry disinfo:
"CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal"
"CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal"
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Hey #yeg neighbours, I’m going to be moving later this year and have a ton of books that I don’t want to take with me. Any recommendations on the best way to purge a 23 year book collection?
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Hey #yeg neighbours, I’m going to be moving later this year and have a ton of books that I don’t want to take with me. Any recommendations on the best way to purge a 23 year book collection?
Notwithstanding RFK jr’s new dietary recommendations, I’ll stick with Michael Pollan’s tried and true dietary plan which is, in its entirety:
“Eat.
Not too much.
Mostly plants”
“Eat.
Not too much.
Mostly plants”
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Notwithstanding RFK jr’s new dietary recommendations, I’ll stick with Michael Pollan’s tried and true dietary plan which is, in its entirety:
“Eat.
Not too much.
Mostly plants”
“Eat.
Not too much.
Mostly plants”
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"What the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Canadian Constitution Foundation, SecondStreet.org, the Montreal Economic Institute and the Fraser Institute all have in common are direct links to the Atlas Network, the U.S. dark-money coalition of billionaire libertarian ideologues." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
"What the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Canadian Constitution Foundation, SecondStreet.org, the Montreal Economic Institute and the Fraser Institute all have in common are direct links to the Atlas Network, the U.S. dark-money coalition of billionaire libertarian ideologues." […]
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[#cdnPoli #ABpoli freedom of the press]
"PressProgress, along with CBC News and the Toronto Star, are facing an unprecedented multimillion dollar lawsuit from a failed candidate by Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party (UCP).
It's going to be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive […]
"PressProgress, along with CBC News and the Toronto Star, are facing an unprecedented multimillion dollar lawsuit from a failed candidate by Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party (UCP).
It's going to be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
February 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
[#cdnPoli #ABpoli freedom of the press]
"PressProgress, along with CBC News and the Toronto Star, are facing an unprecedented multimillion dollar lawsuit from a failed candidate by Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party (UCP).
It's going to be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive […]
"PressProgress, along with CBC News and the Toronto Star, are facing an unprecedented multimillion dollar lawsuit from a failed candidate by Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party (UCP).
It's going to be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive […]
Behold my lofty visage and tremble at my awesomeness.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Behold my lofty visage and tremble at my awesomeness.
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"Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight." https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-dilley-children-letters
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
"Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight." https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-dilley-children-letters
This isn’t right.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/02/03/Albertas-Plan-To-Kill-Health-Care/?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=090226
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/02/03/Albertas-Plan-To-Kill-Health-Care/?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=090226
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre still refuses to get security clearance.
Here’s a petition you can sign (Canadian citizens or residents only).
“We, the undersigned, citizens, call upon the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security […]
Here’s a petition you can sign (Canadian citizens or residents only).
“We, the undersigned, citizens, call upon the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre still refuses to get security clearance.
Here’s a petition you can sign (Canadian citizens or residents only).
“We, the undersigned, citizens, call upon the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security […]
Here’s a petition you can sign (Canadian citizens or residents only).
“We, the undersigned, citizens, call upon the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security […]
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largest liquid air energy storage system on Earth
#renewableenergy
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/from-coal-lithium-just-liquid-air-china/15696/
#renewableenergy
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/from-coal-lithium-just-liquid-air-china/15696/
Goodbye to coal and lithium: They are building the largest liquid air energy storage system on Earth
China is finally shifting its focus from coal and lithium and is choosing to invest in liquid air by building the Super Air Power Bank in the Qinghai Province.
www.ecoportal.net
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
largest liquid air energy storage system on Earth
#renewableenergy
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/from-coal-lithium-just-liquid-air-china/15696/
#renewableenergy
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/from-coal-lithium-just-liquid-air-china/15696/