Jesse James
@jessedjames.bsky.social
Canadian dad cyclist in Toronto. He/Him
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
Watching Avatar w/ my two eldest & their reaction to the destruction of Hometree is visceral.
Though it is just a fictional story, it tells such important truths about our world, and my kids understand it:
How we treat people and our world really REALLY matters. They've got fire in their bellies!
Though it is just a fictional story, it tells such important truths about our world, and my kids understand it:
How we treat people and our world really REALLY matters. They've got fire in their bellies!
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Watching Avatar w/ my two eldest & their reaction to the destruction of Hometree is visceral.
Though it is just a fictional story, it tells such important truths about our world, and my kids understand it:
How we treat people and our world really REALLY matters. They've got fire in their bellies!
Though it is just a fictional story, it tells such important truths about our world, and my kids understand it:
How we treat people and our world really REALLY matters. They've got fire in their bellies!
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
Congrats Mark!
Just got my audio book version, and thrilled to see that you narrated it.
And, according to David Herle, this is laugh-out-loud funny. Looking forward to it!
Just got my audio book version, and thrilled to see that you narrated it.
And, according to David Herle, this is laugh-out-loud funny. Looking forward to it!
Congratulations to the greatest Canadian, Mark Critch who launched his new book, Sorry, Not Sorry: What Makes Canada Worth Fighting For at an event hosted by Irish Ambassador to Canada, John Concannon. penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/747434/s…#cdnpolili
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Congrats Mark!
Just got my audio book version, and thrilled to see that you narrated it.
And, according to David Herle, this is laugh-out-loud funny. Looking forward to it!
Just got my audio book version, and thrilled to see that you narrated it.
And, according to David Herle, this is laugh-out-loud funny. Looking forward to it!
A brilliant stand on principles that reignited my belief that there are many very good, principled politicians in Canada. Guilbeault is one of the best 👌.
There should be NO NEW PIPELINE IN CANADA!
There should be NO NEW PIPELINE IN CANADA!
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A brilliant stand on principles that reignited my belief that there are many very good, principled politicians in Canada. Guilbeault is one of the best 👌.
There should be NO NEW PIPELINE IN CANADA!
There should be NO NEW PIPELINE IN CANADA!
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This is a very concerning story. Cold Lake First Nation is living in 3rd world conditions. They have been completely frozen out by Mark Carney/Danielle Smith's plan to drive a 400 km pipeline carbon capture facility on their land.
This won't end well Mark.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
This won't end well Mark.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
Carney-Smith deal will bring carbon capture to Cold Lake. They don't want it
Alberta First Nations are being shut out of a sprawling carbon capture and storage project on their traditional territories that is a key part of Thursday's Alberta-Ottawa pipeline deal, chiefs say.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is a very concerning story. Cold Lake First Nation is living in 3rd world conditions. They have been completely frozen out by Mark Carney/Danielle Smith's plan to drive a 400 km pipeline carbon capture facility on their land.
This won't end well Mark.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
This won't end well Mark.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
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Fossil fuel enthusiasts keep arguing that we need to increase our exports of LNG and oil to address energy poverty in the developing world.
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
The energy poverty trap
Will more oil and gas production in Canada help alleviate energy poverty in the developing world? Of course not — but that hasn't prevented Danielle Smith and other industry champions from pretending ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Fossil fuel enthusiasts keep arguing that we need to increase our exports of LNG and oil to address energy poverty in the developing world.
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
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Premeditated road violence.
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Premeditated road violence.
I love this highway! I've traveled on about 90% of it. So grateful that Canada made the effort to create this sort of national connection. And, what a beautiful country we live in! Each province is so different.
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 24 - Trans-Canada Highway is Canada's longest highway
It extends east-west across Canada between Victoria, British Columbia and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, passing through all ten Canadian provinces and linking Canada's major cities.
tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...
Day 24 - Trans-Canada Highway is Canada's longest highway
It extends east-west across Canada between Victoria, British Columbia and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, passing through all ten Canadian provinces and linking Canada's major cities.
tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I love this highway! I've traveled on about 90% of it. So grateful that Canada made the effort to create this sort of national connection. And, what a beautiful country we live in! Each province is so different.
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Every time lying Pete Hoekstra opens his mouth, he drives Canada further and further away from the United States.
Is that the plan?
Is that the plan?
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Every time lying Pete Hoekstra opens his mouth, he drives Canada further and further away from the United States.
Is that the plan?
Is that the plan?
Watching Hockey Night in Canada right now but the commentators voices aren't coming through. It's weird not hearing Chris & Craig's play-by-play and just watching the boys skate around. Especially these replays. Why replay that moment? What happened that's so important? Hearing the crowd is cool!
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Watching Hockey Night in Canada right now but the commentators voices aren't coming through. It's weird not hearing Chris & Craig's play-by-play and just watching the boys skate around. Especially these replays. Why replay that moment? What happened that's so important? Hearing the crowd is cool!
Courage to make a city better is made possible by a deep understanding of systems and an even deeper ability to mobilize a talented team. All great mayors have those things:
- team manager
- talent recruiter
- incisive understanding of systems
My own mayor, Olivia Chow, has these gifts, as well.
- team manager
- talent recruiter
- incisive understanding of systems
My own mayor, Olivia Chow, has these gifts, as well.
Anne Hidalgo is one of the most courageous mayors in history. They sued her. Said she was attacking Parisian heritage. Said she would make traffic worse.
And yet she persisted. She seized an opportunity and delivered.
And yet she persisted. She seized an opportunity and delivered.
Ridership on Paris region transit systems is now generally at or higher than pre-pandemic levels. Bike use is much higher than pre-pandemic.
At the same time, car traffic in Paris and on its ring highway is substantially lower than it was pre-pandemic. www.institutparisregion.fr/mobilite-et-...
At the same time, car traffic in Paris and on its ring highway is substantially lower than it was pre-pandemic. www.institutparisregion.fr/mobilite-et-...
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Courage to make a city better is made possible by a deep understanding of systems and an even deeper ability to mobilize a talented team. All great mayors have those things:
- team manager
- talent recruiter
- incisive understanding of systems
My own mayor, Olivia Chow, has these gifts, as well.
- team manager
- talent recruiter
- incisive understanding of systems
My own mayor, Olivia Chow, has these gifts, as well.
Ford's corrupt cabinet at it again.
#StarExclusive: Low-scoring applicants averaged the highest payouts from Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund
Low-scoring applicants averaged the highest payouts from Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund
Groups with the worst-ranked applications seeking money from Premier Doug Ford's $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund got, on average, the biggest payouts, according to a Star analysis.
www.thestar.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Ford's corrupt cabinet at it again.
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Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
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thrilled to see @thejuicemedia.com taking aim at mark carney and david eby’s big, terrible push for lng. i may be tempted to call carney “banker daddy” from now on though 😬
The Canadien Government has made an ad about the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal & PRGT Pipeline, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Ksi Lisims & PRGT Pipeline
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
thrilled to see @thejuicemedia.com taking aim at mark carney and david eby’s big, terrible push for lng. i may be tempted to call carney “banker daddy” from now on though 😬
Our family was thrilled to see the snow today!
Glad that Toronto is so responsive, since our neighbourhood has a lot of folks with mobility issues and many seniors.
What a lovely winter day. And so early, too!
Glad that Toronto is so responsive, since our neighbourhood has a lot of folks with mobility issues and many seniors.
What a lovely winter day. And so early, too!
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Our family was thrilled to see the snow today!
Glad that Toronto is so responsive, since our neighbourhood has a lot of folks with mobility issues and many seniors.
What a lovely winter day. And so early, too!
Glad that Toronto is so responsive, since our neighbourhood has a lot of folks with mobility issues and many seniors.
What a lovely winter day. And so early, too!
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Bring on the snow!
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is gearing up for its first snowfall of the season, with Environment Canada forecasting a chance of flurries beginning Sunday and continuing into early next week. #TOWeather
nowtoronto.com/news/environ...
nowtoronto.com/news/environ...
Environment Canada forecasts first snowfall of the season for the GTA - NOW Toronto
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is gearing up for its first snowfall of the season, with Environment Canada forecasting a chance of flurries beginning Sunday and continuing into early next week.
nowtoronto.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Bring on the snow!
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I don't normally have much time for floor crossers but I have a lot of respect for MP Chris d'Entremont. He was one of the few non-toxic members of Poilievre's Conservatives.
He was by far the best speaker in last session's toxic parliament.
Good for you Chris.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
He was by far the best speaker in last session's toxic parliament.
Good for you Chris.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Conservative MP says he’s considering joining Canada’s Liberal government
The stunning twist moves Mark Carney one step closer to a secure hold on the prime minister’s office until 2029.
www.politico.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I don't normally have much time for floor crossers but I have a lot of respect for MP Chris d'Entremont. He was one of the few non-toxic members of Poilievre's Conservatives.
He was by far the best speaker in last session's toxic parliament.
Good for you Chris.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
He was by far the best speaker in last session's toxic parliament.
Good for you Chris.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Even if you were willing to buy that an LLM/Gen AI tool has human-like intellect, you’re still left with the fact that an LLM doesn’t NEED a job to remain alive under capitalism, but a human does.
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
November 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Even if you were willing to buy that an LLM/Gen AI tool has human-like intellect, you’re still left with the fact that an LLM doesn’t NEED a job to remain alive under capitalism, but a human does.
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
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Wab Kinew's gov't tabled bill 50 in Manitoba that won't allow any future provincial gov't to use the notwithstanding clause for provincial legislation without going through the courts first. This is what a true leader does for his constituents. Alberta's and Quebec's leadership pale in comparison.
November 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Wab Kinew's gov't tabled bill 50 in Manitoba that won't allow any future provincial gov't to use the notwithstanding clause for provincial legislation without going through the courts first. This is what a true leader does for his constituents. Alberta's and Quebec's leadership pale in comparison.
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Having slept on it, it’s really set in that the Blue Jays loss last night was one of the most gutting pro sports losses I can remember. Absolutely brutal. My heart goes out to 🇨🇦
November 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Having slept on it, it’s really set in that the Blue Jays loss last night was one of the most gutting pro sports losses I can remember. Absolutely brutal. My heart goes out to 🇨🇦
November 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM