Louis Perrault
@lperrault.bsky.social
Was an academic, now does costings in Ottawa. Bit too much into gym climbing for my age. Follow me for random content.
Some good and a lot of bad. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are (Gift Article)
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Some good and a lot of bad. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Am I the only one that finds the other hosts funnier?
Jon Stewart will remain a one-day-a-week host with “The Daily Show” through the end of 2026, Comedy Central announced on Monday. His contract was set to expire in December, though he expressed publicly last month that he wanted to keep hosting.
Jon Stewart Signs Extension for ‘Daily Show’ Through 2026
Mr. Stewart’s contract was set to expire in December, though he expressed publicly last month that he wanted to keep hosting the show.
nyti.ms
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Am I the only one that finds the other hosts funnier?
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Big EV gap between China and the USA.
- China has 52 BEV models with >400-mile range with many under $50k; USA has 4 all priced above $75k
- EV sales share in 2024: China 47%; USA 10%
Great paper in Science by @jhelvy.bsky.social.
- China has 52 BEV models with >400-mile range with many under $50k; USA has 4 all priced above $75k
- EV sales share in 2024: China 47%; USA 10%
Great paper in Science by @jhelvy.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Big EV gap between China and the USA.
- China has 52 BEV models with >400-mile range with many under $50k; USA has 4 all priced above $75k
- EV sales share in 2024: China 47%; USA 10%
Great paper in Science by @jhelvy.bsky.social.
- China has 52 BEV models with >400-mile range with many under $50k; USA has 4 all priced above $75k
- EV sales share in 2024: China 47%; USA 10%
Great paper in Science by @jhelvy.bsky.social.
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the ketchup banchan is fucking destroying me
October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
the ketchup banchan is fucking destroying me
Americans are screwed (example 12,683)
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Americans are screwed (example 12,683)
I wonder if these images have made it to the air on Fox News.
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I wonder if these images have made it to the air on Fox News.
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Not sure why this image is so shocking, given everything he’s done but: it’s shocking!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Not sure why this image is so shocking, given everything he’s done but: it’s shocking!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is a very good graph. It tells a pretty convincing story.
We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
October 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is a very good graph. It tells a pretty convincing story.
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Entre 2023 et 2024, la concentration de CO2 a subi une croissance record de 3,5 ppm, selon les plus récentes données de l'Organisation météorologique mondiale. C'est la plus grande augmentation annuelle depuis qu'on enregistre ces données (1957). 1/ wmo.int/fr/news/medi...
Les niveaux de dioxyde de carbone battent des records en 2024
wmo.int
October 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Entre 2023 et 2024, la concentration de CO2 a subi une croissance record de 3,5 ppm, selon les plus récentes données de l'Organisation météorologique mondiale. C'est la plus grande augmentation annuelle depuis qu'on enregistre ces données (1957). 1/ wmo.int/fr/news/medi...
That is too bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/a...
Why Did Apple Get Cold Feet About ‘Savant’?
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
That is too bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/a...
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GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s experiment as a model for the federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
www.propublica.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s experiment as a model for the federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
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It's absolutely astonishing: In just about 13 years, Norway has skyrocketed from virtually no sales of zero-emission battery electric vehicles to nearly 100% of all new passenger car purchases.
September 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It's absolutely astonishing: In just about 13 years, Norway has skyrocketed from virtually no sales of zero-emission battery electric vehicles to nearly 100% of all new passenger car purchases.
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People are following federal agents around DC w/the Imperial March. 😘
CHICAGO!!
Will add some basic ICE melting🧊 resources below.
Plz add other resources/ideas, & let’s get sub threads by city, so eg one person can start a Boston reply thread and everyone can add stuff to that thread — ?
🧵
CHICAGO!!
Will add some basic ICE melting🧊 resources below.
Plz add other resources/ideas, & let’s get sub threads by city, so eg one person can start a Boston reply thread and everyone can add stuff to that thread — ?
🧵
September 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
People are following federal agents around DC w/the Imperial March. 😘
CHICAGO!!
Will add some basic ICE melting🧊 resources below.
Plz add other resources/ideas, & let’s get sub threads by city, so eg one person can start a Boston reply thread and everyone can add stuff to that thread — ?
🧵
CHICAGO!!
Will add some basic ICE melting🧊 resources below.
Plz add other resources/ideas, & let’s get sub threads by city, so eg one person can start a Boston reply thread and everyone can add stuff to that thread — ?
🧵
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In Ontario, criminal vigilantism works and will influence gov't policy.
Keep that in mind.
Keep that in mind.
‘Get rid of the speed cameras,’ Doug Ford warns municipalities after several cut down in Toronto overnight
Premier Doug Ford says he plans to take matters into his own hands if Ontario municipalities don’t “get rid of the speed cameras” in short order.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In Ontario, criminal vigilantism works and will influence gov't policy.
Keep that in mind.
Keep that in mind.
Interesting take on AI’s impact on the labor market.
If AI and workers were strong complements, what would we see?, by @joshgans open.substack.com/pub/joshuaga... Does the latest data tell us AI is a substitute for human work? Nope. Is that comforting? Also nope. My comments on @erikbryn and co. (and @Noahpinion
If AI and workers were strong complements, what would we see?
The answer is pretty much what the initial data is showing
open.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Interesting take on AI’s impact on the labor market.
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Parts of Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes of hard coral, a new report has found. cnn.it/3HcO6S8
August 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Parts of Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes of hard coral, a new report has found. cnn.it/3HcO6S8
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In 1st half of 2025 (2025H1), economic growth decelerated to about half its 2024H2 speed
The magnitude of BLS revisions to monthly estimates of change in jobs tends to rise in recessions (shaded, other than mild 2001)
Could contribute to magnitudes' rise from 0.02% of jobs to .03%
#KnownFromBLS
The magnitude of BLS revisions to monthly estimates of change in jobs tends to rise in recessions (shaded, other than mild 2001)
Could contribute to magnitudes' rise from 0.02% of jobs to .03%
#KnownFromBLS
August 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
In 1st half of 2025 (2025H1), economic growth decelerated to about half its 2024H2 speed
The magnitude of BLS revisions to monthly estimates of change in jobs tends to rise in recessions (shaded, other than mild 2001)
Could contribute to magnitudes' rise from 0.02% of jobs to .03%
#KnownFromBLS
The magnitude of BLS revisions to monthly estimates of change in jobs tends to rise in recessions (shaded, other than mild 2001)
Could contribute to magnitudes' rise from 0.02% of jobs to .03%
#KnownFromBLS
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Check out @climatecentral.org's new interactive tools for monitoring ocean heat around the world: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
Using the Ocean CSI system, you can find the influence of human-caused climate change on daily sea surface temperatures and around the paths of tropical cyclones.
Using the Ocean CSI system, you can find the influence of human-caused climate change on daily sea surface temperatures and around the paths of tropical cyclones.
July 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Check out @climatecentral.org's new interactive tools for monitoring ocean heat around the world: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
Using the Ocean CSI system, you can find the influence of human-caused climate change on daily sea surface temperatures and around the paths of tropical cyclones.
Using the Ocean CSI system, you can find the influence of human-caused climate change on daily sea surface temperatures and around the paths of tropical cyclones.
man, the Americans are so screwed.
July 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
man, the Americans are so screwed.
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The latest in our series:
After Texas made performing abortions a felony, miscarriage became more dangerous. The number of blood transfusions in ED visits for first-trimester pregnancy loss shot up by 54%. My latest:
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
July 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The latest in our series:
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The details are not yet finalized, but the budget bill would devastate NASA science and the future of US exploration in space and astronomy. Among many other things. 🔭🧪
www.planetary.org/articles/nas...
www.planetary.org/articles/nas...
June 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The details are not yet finalized, but the budget bill would devastate NASA science and the future of US exploration in space and astronomy. Among many other things. 🔭🧪
www.planetary.org/articles/nas...
www.planetary.org/articles/nas...
Not bad 73 out of 100 NYT Best movies of the 21st Century. Bit too US centric...but it's an American newspaper after all.
June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Not bad 73 out of 100 NYT Best movies of the 21st Century. Bit too US centric...but it's an American newspaper after all.
Amazing. electrek.co/2025/06/20/b...
BYD is testing solid-state EV batteries in its Seal sedan with nearly 1,200 miles of range
BYD has now begun testing solid-state EV batteries in its Tesla Model 3-rivalling Seal. Initial tests suggest that the total...
electrek.co
June 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Amazing. electrek.co/2025/06/20/b...