CNDNwayne
@sigmawayne.bsky.social
Formerly: hospital HVAC engineer, elected member local executives of NGO, union council, left-wing! political party, outdoor magazine staff writer.
Presently: caretaker resident of a small forest acreage and fortunate husband because she cares too.
Presently: caretaker resident of a small forest acreage and fortunate husband because she cares too.
In 2017, former PM Trudeau said "No country would find 173 billion barrels of oil and just leave it in the ground." In 2025, after yet another COP farce, our new PM is exposed as another climate hypocrite.
It's official: Canada is all in with the other petrostates.💔
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
It's official: Canada is all in with the other petrostates.💔
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Here's what to know about the energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have jointly agreed on a path forward for a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast — a hugely significant development that the federal gov...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In 2017, former PM Trudeau said "No country would find 173 billion barrels of oil and just leave it in the ground." In 2025, after yet another COP farce, our new PM is exposed as another climate hypocrite.
It's official: Canada is all in with the other petrostates.💔
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
It's official: Canada is all in with the other petrostates.💔
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This is us: "we are no longer looking for truth, but only a kind of amazement" ...
Our "evolved" relationship with the "natural" world has us fine with fake & cruel habitats for real & suffering species.
Are we not entertained?
We are pathetic apex assholes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our "evolved" relationship with the "natural" world has us fine with fake & cruel habitats for real & suffering species.
Are we not entertained?
We are pathetic apex assholes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I travelled the globe to document how humans became addicted to faking the natural world. Here’s what I found
In his new book, The Anthropocene Illusion, photographer Zed Nelson reflects on the surreal environments created as people destroy nature, yet crave connection to it
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is us: "we are no longer looking for truth, but only a kind of amazement" ...
Our "evolved" relationship with the "natural" world has us fine with fake & cruel habitats for real & suffering species.
Are we not entertained?
We are pathetic apex assholes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our "evolved" relationship with the "natural" world has us fine with fake & cruel habitats for real & suffering species.
Are we not entertained?
We are pathetic apex assholes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Eight key OPEC+ producers on Thursday agreed to raise combined crude oil output by 411,000 barrels per day, speeding up the pace of their scheduled hikes and pushing down oil prices."
FF transition: more oil at a lower price. Fill your boots & tank.
COPs mean zip.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/e...
FF transition: more oil at a lower price. Fill your boots & tank.
COPs mean zip.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/e...
Eight OPEC+ producers accelerate crude oil output hikes, pushing oil prices 6% lower
Eight key OPEC+ producers on Thuesday agreed to raise combined crude oil output by 411,000 barrels per day, pushing down oil prices.
www.cnbc.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Eight key OPEC+ producers on Thursday agreed to raise combined crude oil output by 411,000 barrels per day, speeding up the pace of their scheduled hikes and pushing down oil prices."
FF transition: more oil at a lower price. Fill your boots & tank.
COPs mean zip.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/e...
FF transition: more oil at a lower price. Fill your boots & tank.
COPs mean zip.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/e...
"The only solution was to cut fossil fuel burning, or capture the emissions, he said, with everything else being a delay or distraction."
Many say it's too late for solutions, and now there's a whacko in the White House to delay and distract.
We are so over.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Many say it's too late for solutions, and now there's a whacko in the White House to delay and distract.
We are so over.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"The only solution was to cut fossil fuel burning, or capture the emissions, he said, with everything else being a delay or distraction."
Many say it's too late for solutions, and now there's a whacko in the White House to delay and distract.
We are so over.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Many say it's too late for solutions, and now there's a whacko in the White House to delay and distract.
We are so over.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
NOT a "climate solution" & the euphemism "extract" means blast, drill, bulldoze and pollute with toxic mine waste. Do we really need to destroy more of the planet in order to save it?
Beneath Greenland’s ice lies a climate solution — and a new geopolitical battleground | grist.org/energy/green...
Beneath Greenland’s ice lies a climate solution — and a new geopolitical battleground | grist.org/energy/green...
Beneath Greenland’s ice lies a climate solution — and a new geopolitical battleground
Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China's stranglehold on the market?
grist.org
March 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
NOT a "climate solution" & the euphemism "extract" means blast, drill, bulldoze and pollute with toxic mine waste. Do we really need to destroy more of the planet in order to save it?
Beneath Greenland’s ice lies a climate solution — and a new geopolitical battleground | grist.org/energy/green...
Beneath Greenland’s ice lies a climate solution — and a new geopolitical battleground | grist.org/energy/green...
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Looks like less than 8% of the countries still signed up to the Paris agreement met the latest deadline..
It's just the only planet in the known universe that harbors life that's at stake, so why bother. Right?
It's just the only planet in the known universe that harbors life that's at stake, so why bother. Right?
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Looks like less than 8% of the countries still signed up to the Paris agreement met the latest deadline..
It's just the only planet in the known universe that harbors life that's at stake, so why bother. Right?
It's just the only planet in the known universe that harbors life that's at stake, so why bother. Right?
B.C. is going to dig, baby, dig!
And if mining companies are caught polluting it'll be BAU: “All they do is pay their fine and carry on.”
Renewables are not a clean solution.
‘Metals are the new oil’: B.C. fast-tracks critical minerals projects to counter tariffs: thenarwhal.ca/bc-critical-...
And if mining companies are caught polluting it'll be BAU: “All they do is pay their fine and carry on.”
Renewables are not a clean solution.
‘Metals are the new oil’: B.C. fast-tracks critical minerals projects to counter tariffs: thenarwhal.ca/bc-critical-...
B.C. fast-tracks critical minerals mining to counter tariffs | The Narwhal
Observers worry B.C.’s rush to fast track critical minerals projects will impact the environment and Indigenous Rights
thenarwhal.ca
March 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
B.C. is going to dig, baby, dig!
And if mining companies are caught polluting it'll be BAU: “All they do is pay their fine and carry on.”
Renewables are not a clean solution.
‘Metals are the new oil’: B.C. fast-tracks critical minerals projects to counter tariffs: thenarwhal.ca/bc-critical-...
And if mining companies are caught polluting it'll be BAU: “All they do is pay their fine and carry on.”
Renewables are not a clean solution.
‘Metals are the new oil’: B.C. fast-tracks critical minerals projects to counter tariffs: thenarwhal.ca/bc-critical-...
I'm quite bitter reading all these opinions and articles about Canada becoming the 51st State. An unserious idiot is distracting everyone while we edge towards eco-collapse.
Unless of course the idiot King is madman serious.
Then there's no choice for me but #elbowsup
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
Unless of course the idiot King is madman serious.
Then there's no choice for me but #elbowsup
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
thehill.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm quite bitter reading all these opinions and articles about Canada becoming the 51st State. An unserious idiot is distracting everyone while we edge towards eco-collapse.
Unless of course the idiot King is madman serious.
Then there's no choice for me but #elbowsup
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
Unless of course the idiot King is madman serious.
Then there's no choice for me but #elbowsup
thehill.com/opinion/whit...
New green tech won't save us when we're still using other fancy new tech to find the last fossil fuels to use.
We'll claim we are "ensuring that the quest for oil does not come at the expense of marine ecosystems" - but it's just more BAU bullshit.
www.sustainability-times.com/in-depth/650...
We'll claim we are "ensuring that the quest for oil does not come at the expense of marine ecosystems" - but it's just more BAU bullshit.
www.sustainability-times.com/in-depth/650...
650 feet of cutting-edge power – This seismic giant is rewriting everything we know about the ocean
IN A NUTSHELL 🌊 The Ramform Titan is a seismic vessel known for its unique design and significant role in oil exploration. 🔍 Equipped with advanced technology, it provides detailed 3D images of the oc...
www.sustainability-times.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New green tech won't save us when we're still using other fancy new tech to find the last fossil fuels to use.
We'll claim we are "ensuring that the quest for oil does not come at the expense of marine ecosystems" - but it's just more BAU bullshit.
www.sustainability-times.com/in-depth/650...
We'll claim we are "ensuring that the quest for oil does not come at the expense of marine ecosystems" - but it's just more BAU bullshit.
www.sustainability-times.com/in-depth/650...
The story of a detained Canadian victimized in America; what a disgraceful way to treat a neighbor.
Also: "It is the story of thousands and thousands of people still trapped in a system that profits from their suffering."
Are DOGE run gulags next?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Also: "It is the story of thousands and thousands of people still trapped in a system that profits from their suffering."
Are DOGE run gulags next?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The story of a detained Canadian victimized in America; what a disgraceful way to treat a neighbor.
Also: "It is the story of thousands and thousands of people still trapped in a system that profits from their suffering."
Are DOGE run gulags next?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Also: "It is the story of thousands and thousands of people still trapped in a system that profits from their suffering."
Are DOGE run gulags next?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tariff wars dominate the headlines at the moment, but maybe a Canada-U.S. water sharing war is next. Just click on the recent articles link below and think on the implications should Trump declare a water "national emergency" excuse to ...
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news.google.com/stories/CAAq...
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See the latest updates, context, and perspectives about this story.
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March 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tariff wars dominate the headlines at the moment, but maybe a Canada-U.S. water sharing war is next. Just click on the recent articles link below and think on the implications should Trump declare a water "national emergency" excuse to ...
news.google.com/stories/CAAq...
news.google.com/stories/CAAq...
#elbowsup
MAGAmerica wants Canada's water. Existing treaties containing environment & wildlife protections, are toast.
Trump wants the USMCA redone his way (again) or its a resource war, or worse.
B.C. plans for ‘any action’ Trump may take on Columbia River Treaty: thenarwhal.ca/trump-suspen...
MAGAmerica wants Canada's water. Existing treaties containing environment & wildlife protections, are toast.
Trump wants the USMCA redone his way (again) or its a resource war, or worse.
B.C. plans for ‘any action’ Trump may take on Columbia River Treaty: thenarwhal.ca/trump-suspen...
B.C. plans for ‘any action’ by Trump on Columbia River Treaty | The Narwhal
Canada and the U.S. reached an agreement in principle on sharing Columbia River water last year. But now U.S. President Donald Trump wants changes
thenarwhal.ca
March 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#elbowsup
MAGAmerica wants Canada's water. Existing treaties containing environment & wildlife protections, are toast.
Trump wants the USMCA redone his way (again) or its a resource war, or worse.
B.C. plans for ‘any action’ Trump may take on Columbia River Treaty: thenarwhal.ca/trump-suspen...
MAGAmerica wants Canada's water. Existing treaties containing environment & wildlife protections, are toast.
Trump wants the USMCA redone his way (again) or its a resource war, or worse.
B.C. plans for ‘any action’ Trump may take on Columbia River Treaty: thenarwhal.ca/trump-suspen...
MAGAmericans should pause the self-congratulations and have a look around at OUR new world. We are everywhere now and moving on without you. We've had enough of your selfish exceptionalism. This is permanent.
#elbowsup
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#elbowsup
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
MAGAmericans should pause the self-congratulations and have a look around at OUR new world. We are everywhere now and moving on without you. We've had enough of your selfish exceptionalism. This is permanent.
#elbowsup
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#elbowsup
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
What should Canada do about oil to America when a bully upends trade norms & threatens annexation? Insane, but as biosphere collapse and climate breakdown speed up, we're going to hand-wring over dirty crude. The "norms" were and are, ecocidal. But here we are. #elbowsup
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Cutting off oil is Canada's nuclear option. What would it mean if it happens? | CBC News
Tariffs on crude oil — or witholding it entirely — in response to Trump's threats would cause pain on both sides of the border.
www.cbc.ca
March 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What should Canada do about oil to America when a bully upends trade norms & threatens annexation? Insane, but as biosphere collapse and climate breakdown speed up, we're going to hand-wring over dirty crude. The "norms" were and are, ecocidal. But here we are. #elbowsup
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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We have a great Canadian community here on Bluesky. Thanks so much to all of you. We're all in this fight together. 🍁
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#ElbowsUp #cdnpoli
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#ElbowsUp #cdnpoli
a canadian flag with a maple leaf on it and the words `` canadian content '' above it .
Alt: a canadian flag with a maple leaf on it and the words `` canadian content '' above it .
media.tenor.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Knock-on effects of all wars, including the Trump trade war, will accelerate biosphere breakdown. The panicky national solutions proposed because of dumb tariffs are backsliding insanity: China, more consumption - Canada, more interprovincial oil pipelines - the U.S., chop more forests.
More = BAD.
More = BAD.
"Xi had already been battling persistently low consumption.............."
A line that says summarises everything that is wrong with our world
It's as if low consumption is a disease instead of our only hope of survival
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A line that says summarises everything that is wrong with our world
It's as if low consumption is a disease instead of our only hope of survival
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China says it is ready for 'any type of war' with US
The comments come in response to US tariffs and as Beijing boosts defence spending by 7.2%.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Knock-on effects of all wars, including the Trump trade war, will accelerate biosphere breakdown. The panicky national solutions proposed because of dumb tariffs are backsliding insanity: China, more consumption - Canada, more interprovincial oil pipelines - the U.S., chop more forests.
More = BAD.
More = BAD.
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""We have to fold back on the one thing he has said repeatedly, that what he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that'll make it easier to annex us.''
Justin Trudeau
#elbowsup
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
SO unbelievable and yet here we are.🇨🇦
Justin Trudeau
#elbowsup
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
SO unbelievable and yet here we are.🇨🇦
March 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
""We have to fold back on the one thing he has said repeatedly, that what he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that'll make it easier to annex us.''
Justin Trudeau
#elbowsup
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
SO unbelievable and yet here we are.🇨🇦
Justin Trudeau
#elbowsup
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
SO unbelievable and yet here we are.🇨🇦
A stab in the back wasn't enough, twist the knife ... "the US has also formally blocked its allies from sharing US intelligence with Ukraine".
TrumpAmerica is pushing so hard to help PutinRussia win this war, and soon. Then what? Who will they tag-team next?
www.ft.com/content/c58f...
TrumpAmerica is pushing so hard to help PutinRussia win this war, and soon. Then what? Who will they tag-team next?
www.ft.com/content/c58f...
US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine
Fresh blow to embattled government in Kyiv as Trump administration shifts on conflict
www.ft.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A stab in the back wasn't enough, twist the knife ... "the US has also formally blocked its allies from sharing US intelligence with Ukraine".
TrumpAmerica is pushing so hard to help PutinRussia win this war, and soon. Then what? Who will they tag-team next?
www.ft.com/content/c58f...
TrumpAmerica is pushing so hard to help PutinRussia win this war, and soon. Then what? Who will they tag-team next?
www.ft.com/content/c58f...
I live next to this 👉"Vengeful nihilism, the destruction of what they do not love, know or understand, is a major theme in Maga politics."
As we know, this is a very broad theme that now includes my Canada. As John Lennon said way back: "I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends".
👇👏👏
As we know, this is a very broad theme that now includes my Canada. As John Lennon said way back: "I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends".
👇👏👏
Could it be that the destruction of the habitable planet is not just an accidental outcome of Trump's policies, but is in fact the policy?
My column this week asks another question that most people, I think, would rather not face.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column this week asks another question that most people, I think, would rather not face.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why | George Monbiot
He is surrounded by people who have plans and dreams beyond our planet. Vengeful nihilism is a big part of the Maga project, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I live next to this 👉"Vengeful nihilism, the destruction of what they do not love, know or understand, is a major theme in Maga politics."
As we know, this is a very broad theme that now includes my Canada. As John Lennon said way back: "I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends".
👇👏👏
As we know, this is a very broad theme that now includes my Canada. As John Lennon said way back: "I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends".
👇👏👏
Insulting ignorance and total disdain by host and guest on full display. CNN???
I'm behind every word our "Prime Minister" said today in response to idiot tariffs.
Whatever it takes, Canada will remain a country, not a state. Fascists may dream, but we are not the Sudetenland and this isn't 1938.
I'm behind every word our "Prime Minister" said today in response to idiot tariffs.
Whatever it takes, Canada will remain a country, not a state. Fascists may dream, but we are not the Sudetenland and this isn't 1938.
Markwayne Mullin on CNN calls Trudeau "Governor Trudeau," gets called out by the host, then confirms he did it intentionally
March 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Insulting ignorance and total disdain by host and guest on full display. CNN???
I'm behind every word our "Prime Minister" said today in response to idiot tariffs.
Whatever it takes, Canada will remain a country, not a state. Fascists may dream, but we are not the Sudetenland and this isn't 1938.
I'm behind every word our "Prime Minister" said today in response to idiot tariffs.
Whatever it takes, Canada will remain a country, not a state. Fascists may dream, but we are not the Sudetenland and this isn't 1938.
Impossible not to repeat watch the Trump disaster meeting. I hope everyone caught the moment he gave Zelensky a push on the shoulder. A head of state from a country where brave people are dying daily, gets physically bullied by a draft dodger. It was intimidation - but it backfired spectacularly.
March 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Impossible not to repeat watch the Trump disaster meeting. I hope everyone caught the moment he gave Zelensky a push on the shoulder. A head of state from a country where brave people are dying daily, gets physically bullied by a draft dodger. It was intimidation - but it backfired spectacularly.
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Me either. Never in my life did I expect to be entering my seventies and be so dismayed at an American president. My closest neighbors have elected a wide spectrum over my lifetime, and I've agreed and disagreed with choices, but this is insanity. This president is indefensible. Canada stand ready.
Words cannot put into perspective just how insanely angry this makes me feel. [redacted]
Trump to Zelenskyy: "Don't tell us what we're gonna feel. You're in no position to dictate that. You're in no position to dictate what we're gonna feel. We're gonna feel very good and very strong. You're right now not in a very good position. You're gambling with World War 3."
March 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Me either. Never in my life did I expect to be entering my seventies and be so dismayed at an American president. My closest neighbors have elected a wide spectrum over my lifetime, and I've agreed and disagreed with choices, but this is insanity. This president is indefensible. Canada stand ready.
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It's stomach-turning to see how the representative of the Ukrainian people, who have suffered 3 years of imperialist war, death, and destruction, is being treated by Trump, Vance, and all their cronies, just because he refuses to grovel before them.
Bastards, the lot of them.
Bastards, the lot of them.
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It's stomach-turning to see how the representative of the Ukrainian people, who have suffered 3 years of imperialist war, death, and destruction, is being treated by Trump, Vance, and all their cronies, just because he refuses to grovel before them.
Bastards, the lot of them.
Bastards, the lot of them.
Video shame from the White House - the disgraceful attempt by an American President and his VP to bully a head of state because he won't bend the knee. It's got to be hard for decent Americans to watch.
Well, the Trump-Musk neo-Axis isn't going to bully Canada, we've never been this united.
Well, the Trump-Musk neo-Axis isn't going to bully Canada, we've never been this united.
trump is going to get us all killed
🚨 Trump, Zelensky and Vance have a ferocious argument.
February 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Video shame from the White House - the disgraceful attempt by an American President and his VP to bully a head of state because he won't bend the knee. It's got to be hard for decent Americans to watch.
Well, the Trump-Musk neo-Axis isn't going to bully Canada, we've never been this united.
Well, the Trump-Musk neo-Axis isn't going to bully Canada, we've never been this united.