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thomas e fleming
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toronto, canada
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🎶 Here Comes The Sun
by The Beatles (2019 Mix)
youtu.be/KQetemT1sWc
Album cover featuring the four Beatles members walking in a line across orange and yellow radiating sunburst rays. The background shows a vibrant sun-ray pattern emanating outward. Text at the top reads ‘HERE COMES THE SUN’ in white letters and ‘THE BEATLES’ in black letters. The members are dressed in casual 1960s attire - one in denim, two in black suits, and one in a white suit.
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Brookfield Raises US$20 billion for green energy transition fund.

bam.brookfield.com/press-releas...
Brookfield Our strategy will succeed by investing in the technologies that will deliver clean, abundant, and low-cost energy and transition solutions that underpin the global economy. Connor Teskey CEO, Renewable Power & Transition
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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If you argue media is broken in America because of concentrated ownership, the data tells a different story: America ranks at the bottom of the list for media concentration.

There’s more to the story … www.economist.com/briefing/202... via @economist.com
Alt text: A horizontal bar chart titled “As fragmented as they come” showing media-industry market concentration across selected countries in 2023. The chart uses the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index where 10,000 represents maximum concentration (one company owns all media). Countries are listed vertically from most fragmented to most concentrated: United States has the lowest concentration (around 300), followed by Denmark, Germany, Austria, South Korea, China, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, France, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Portugal, India, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico having the highest concentration (around 2,800). An arrow indicates “More concentrated” pointing to the right. The chart shows that contrary to the title’s suggestion, there is significant variation in media concentration levels across countries, with Mexico being notably more concentrated than the US. Source: Global Media and Internet Concentration Project.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
September 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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🎶 Firestarter by Prodigy
youtu.be/wmin5WkOuPw
This is the album cover for “The Fat of the Land” by The Prodigy. The image shows a close-up of a large crab on wet sand at a beach. The crab appears to be a mud crab or similar species, with a dark shell and prominent claws raised upward. Water droplets glisten on its surface, and orange/red coral or seaweed fragments are scattered around it on the sandy shore. In the background, there’s a blurred seascape with waves and a blue sky. The Prodigy logo appears in the top left corner in white text within a black oval, and the album title “THE FAT OF THE LAND” is displayed in bold white capital letters below it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
August 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Magic Decoder Ring

I’m loving my CN Tower widget on my iPhone Home Screen. Now I seem so well informed when it comes to what those colour combos mean.

Download the free iOS app here: apps.apple.com/ca/app/toron...
Screenshot of an iPhone widget for Toronto Lights showing the CN Tower silhouette against a blue to orange gradient background. The widget displays ‘Jul 25’ at the top, followed by ‘100th Anniversary of the Canadian Corp of Commissi…’ (text cut off), then ‘Blue, Orange and White’ describing the tower’s current lighting colors, and ‘+2 Other light show’ at the bottom. The widget title ‘Toronto Lights’ appears below the main content area.
July 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🎶 Wait & See (Kris Menace’s Vocal Re-Interpretation)
by Holy Ghost!, Kris Menace
youtu.be/ymBU4e2L4Mw
This black and white album cover for "Wait & See" by Holy Ghost! shows a person in casual attire (white shirt and jeans with Converse sneakers) lying on a wooden floor among vinyl records and album sleeves. The person appears to be browsing through their record collection, with albums spread around them and stacked on shelves in the background. The Holy Ghost! logo appears at the top of the image in bold, angled text with a dotted grid effect, while "wait & see" is written in small text at the bottom of the cover. The monochromatic aesthetic gives the image a nostalgic, indie music feel.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
April 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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🅵🅻🅾🆆🅴🆁 🆃🅾🆆🅴🆁
🪻🌼🌷💐🌺🌱🌺💐🌷🌼🪻

Wouldn’t it be cool to do this for the World Cup or Summer Olympics? CN Tower wrapped temporarily in a vertical garden. It would definitely be beautifully memorable if done right.

A couple years back, I made this image using Bing Chat (now called Microsoft Copilot).
The CN Tower covered in colourful flowers against a blue sky with clouds. The urban skyline is visible in the background. AI image generated by Bing Chat.
March 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Finding secure bike parking in Toronto is challenging, especially in warmer months. The free bikespace.ca lets you find parking, report issues, and view open data. It helps City officials make data-driven decisions to improve cycling citywide and avoid situations like this AI image.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
A vast row of bicycles parked on a concrete surface, with Toronto’s skyline in the background, including the CN Tower. The scene is illuminated by soft sunlight, casting long shadows of the bikes. AI image generated by Grok.
March 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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For some weird reason they don’t have a Bluesky profile yet, but there’s lots of other great info on their X page:

x.com/civicsproj
Civics Project’s X profile page
February 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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For some weird reason they don’t have a Bluesky profile yet, but there’s lots of other great info on their X page:

x.com/civicsproj
Civics Project’s X profile page
February 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Canadian Federal outsourcing spending: $6B → $17.8B (2009-2024)
Interesting trend that's continued regardless of who's been in charge. In the most recents years reported, it has accelerated. Analysis in link 📈

via @theglobeandmail.com

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
A line graph titled "Ottawa’s outsourcing: Going up" shows the total external expenses on professional and special services in billions of dollars from fiscal year 2010 to 2024. The graph indicates a significant increase in expenses, peaking at $17.8 billion.
February 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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We often hear about Steve Job’s reality distortion field, but there’s another type of illusion that has had a much bigger impact, Mercador projection. It turns out Greenland is tiny.

The Economist figured this all out way back in 2016.
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
Infographic of Greenland’s actual size in comparison to Africa.
February 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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The growth of Africa’s towns and small cities is transforming the continent

via @economist.com

www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Image of Africa’s population growth 1950 to 2015.
January 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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The revolution Africa needs: less paternalism, less complacency and corruption—and more capitalism
econ.st/4hrmXYf

via @economist.com
International cover of The Economist magazine, January 11th - 17th, 2025
January 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Beware the dangers of data:
Numbers have an authority that disguises their flaws

via @economist.com

www.economist.com/business/202...
January 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Chart comparing Real GDP growth in 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸 during Premierships of Pierre Trudeau (1968–79) and his son Justin (2015–24).

Pierre: 🇨🇦’s GDP growth significantly outpaced 🇺🇸.

Justin: 🇨🇦’s GDP growth lagged behind 🇺🇸, with slower recovery after Covid.

via @theglobeandmail.com’s Jan 7th Business Brief
Chart comparing economic performance of US and Canada during the Premierships of Pierre and Justin Trudeau.
January 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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“Even in America, where the incoming president is a climate-change denier, investment in renewable energy is expected to continue rising in the years ahead thanks to the plummeting cost of solar and wind power.”

~via @economist.com
Graph showing increased share valuations of power grid equipment companies 2021 to 2024.
January 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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A new electricity supercycle is under way: Why spending on power infrastructure is surging around the world

~via @economist.com

www.economist.com/business/202...
Chart showing global power grid investments, 2017 to 2030.
January 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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“In 2025, some 80 gigawatts (gw) of new grid-scale energy storage will be added globally, an eight-fold increase from 2021.” Battery / storage costs also continue to decline. Another reason to be optimistic about solar.

~ via @economist.com’s Vijay Vaitheeswaran:

www.economist.com/the-world-ah...
Two charts, one of declining energy storage costs and the other of increasing energy storage capacity.
January 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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An optimist may say there’s “an opportunity,” or “there is the least light before the dawn,” when reviewing these two charts on Africa from @wsj.com .

Could humanitarian tech like solar, desalination and farming help end war, and make the US visit more (business opps)?

www.wsj.com/world/africa...
Chart showing increase in African violence from years 2010 to 2024. Visits my America’s Secretary of State 2021-2024
December 31, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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It’s not some 1970s far off vision anymore, the technology is finally here.

Also, did you know who really need to tear down these cells? They did free water heating, I thought he liked saving money. I get the wall thing, but not the cells.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/cart...
U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaking in front of Solar Panels placed on West Wing Roof of White House, announcing his solar energy policy, June 20, 1979. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
December 29, 2024 at 11:46 PM
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Of all the charts in the @economist.com this past year, this one gave me and many lots of hope:

Imagine the impacts on farming and famine, a global south awash in fresh water made possible by desalination plants fueled by low cost and unlimited solar power.

www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
Chart showing actual versus projected increase in global solar power capacity added per year
December 29, 2024 at 11:46 PM
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Complainers about how awful Pearsons is should look at this image, that airport has way more to deal with than the others in Canada, like way more.
via @theglobeandmail.com

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob...
Chart showing screened passenger traffic at Canadian airports 2020 to 2024
December 22, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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Will Canadian Tech’s private stars opt for an IPO or continue to stand-alone when the market recovers?

Check out @theglobeandmail.com’s list and @seansilcoff.bsky.social’s analysis: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Red map of Canada overlayed with purple text: Canadian Private Tech's US$100-million Annual Revenue, Club
December 17, 2024 at 4:40 AM
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#Flat (ish)

Percentage change in Canadian non-farm weekly wages (YoY)
over the past five years.

- Chart via Trading Economics
tradingeconomics.com/canada/wage-...
Line chart showing Percentage change in Canadian non-farm weekly wages (YoY) over the past five years.
December 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM