Just a watcher, mostly
@phonecrone.bsky.social
Real person watching events from the sideline.
This might be your greatest work
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This might be your greatest work
Loved his columns so much. Can’t believe it’s been 34 years.
February 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Loved his columns so much. Can’t believe it’s been 34 years.
🇨🇦 exports to China:
3.7%
🇺🇸 exports to China:
7%
(Of total exports)
3.7%
🇺🇸 exports to China:
7%
(Of total exports)
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🇨🇦 exports to China:
3.7%
🇺🇸 exports to China:
7%
(Of total exports)
3.7%
🇺🇸 exports to China:
7%
(Of total exports)
He wrote it himself, apparently
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 AM
He wrote it himself, apparently
On your Chinese-made phone…
January 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM
On your Chinese-made phone…
1) Carney only letting in the same number of cars as 2023 Chinese made Teslas, but the cheaper BYDs etc
2) Even Trump is opening the door to Chinese EVs: www.msn.com/en-au/news/o...
2) Even Trump is opening the door to Chinese EVs: www.msn.com/en-au/news/o...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 AM
1) Carney only letting in the same number of cars as 2023 Chinese made Teslas, but the cheaper BYDs etc
2) Even Trump is opening the door to Chinese EVs: www.msn.com/en-au/news/o...
2) Even Trump is opening the door to Chinese EVs: www.msn.com/en-au/news/o...
Venezuela, Greenland, Canad…
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Venezuela, Greenland, Canad…
This is just embarrassing…
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is just embarrassing…
And that coal port is in Delta, not Pt Roberts—which is US territory
November 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And that coal port is in Delta, not Pt Roberts—which is US territory
That coal terminal is almost the sole west coast export port for US coal.
Which would be a convenient two-fer…
Which would be a convenient two-fer…
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
That coal terminal is almost the sole west coast export port for US coal.
Which would be a convenient two-fer…
Which would be a convenient two-fer…
I wonder how the donors will respond to efforts to topple her…
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I wonder how the donors will respond to efforts to topple her…
And solving Danielle Smith’s political problem kneecaps an AB separatist movement that some outside interests would gladly exploit.
There’s a v quiet national unity & 🇨🇦 defence angle here
ps: This pipeline will never get built.
There’s a v quiet national unity & 🇨🇦 defence angle here
ps: This pipeline will never get built.
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
And solving Danielle Smith’s political problem kneecaps an AB separatist movement that some outside interests would gladly exploit.
There’s a v quiet national unity & 🇨🇦 defence angle here
ps: This pipeline will never get built.
There’s a v quiet national unity & 🇨🇦 defence angle here
ps: This pipeline will never get built.
The odd thing here is that Carney is at least as knowledgeable about climate action as anyone in govt.
And he knows that the strategies of 2015 don’t have the same impact as the global renewables revolution now firmly established.
He’s betting on the demand side while improving carbon pricing. 1/
And he knows that the strategies of 2015 don’t have the same impact as the global renewables revolution now firmly established.
He’s betting on the demand side while improving carbon pricing. 1/
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The odd thing here is that Carney is at least as knowledgeable about climate action as anyone in govt.
And he knows that the strategies of 2015 don’t have the same impact as the global renewables revolution now firmly established.
He’s betting on the demand side while improving carbon pricing. 1/
And he knows that the strategies of 2015 don’t have the same impact as the global renewables revolution now firmly established.
He’s betting on the demand side while improving carbon pricing. 1/
Farewell and we’ll all wait for you in the spring
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Farewell and we’ll all wait for you in the spring
And those ad dollars flow out of the country, without us even taxing them in 🇨🇦.
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
And those ad dollars flow out of the country, without us even taxing them in 🇨🇦.
Good to know
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Good to know
Such excellent news
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Such excellent news
How like the NYT to publish this the day after the president of Mexico is groped on TV.
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
How like the NYT to publish this the day after the president of Mexico is groped on TV.
The World of Yesterday
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The World of Yesterday
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
This is a public service demonstration to show how you get favourable treatment
A big media event, a gold thing, and an empty announcement.
And you get your loophole exemption & camera moves on.
A big media event, a gold thing, and an empty announcement.
And you get your loophole exemption & camera moves on.
August 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is a public service demonstration to show how you get favourable treatment
A big media event, a gold thing, and an empty announcement.
And you get your loophole exemption & camera moves on.
A big media event, a gold thing, and an empty announcement.
And you get your loophole exemption & camera moves on.
The G7 is struggling for its role in a post-American world.
This is not Canada’s party—we are only the host, & the least important economy of the group.
There are probably many internal pressures by other powers on who comes.
This is not Canada’s party—we are only the host, & the least important economy of the group.
There are probably many internal pressures by other powers on who comes.
June 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The G7 is struggling for its role in a post-American world.
This is not Canada’s party—we are only the host, & the least important economy of the group.
There are probably many internal pressures by other powers on who comes.
This is not Canada’s party—we are only the host, & the least important economy of the group.
There are probably many internal pressures by other powers on who comes.