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Last Notes npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck ICE to spend $38bn turning warehouses into detention centers, documents show https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/ice-warehouses-detention-centers-dhs npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Declining farm yields due to worsening weather patterns are a critical climate issue. Farmers across America are seeing important crops like apples, wheat, and corn fail at record rates. This contributes to rising prices at the grocery store and worsens food security, especially for low-income families." Farmer raises concerns after staple crop becomes nearly impossible to grow: 'To the point where it can't be planted anymore' https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/farmer-raises-concerns-staple-crop-003000122.html npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck The workplace wasn’t designed for humans – and it shows https://theconversation.com/the-workplace-wasnt-designed-for-humans-and-it-shows-269127 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Former UK leader Blair joins Carney and Rubio on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/world/gaza-board-of-peace-trump-intl-hnk npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck much respect, that dude is brave! npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck that's horrific 😔 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "In recent years, universities tried to make up for stalled domestic revenue by admitting more international students. But that approach came crashing down with drastic reductions in the number of student visas issued by the federal government. This abrupt change means serious problems for institutions that expanded facilities and staff to serve that now-diminished population." It's fine, boomers and/or property investors don't need universities. Everyone else is just "lazy," right? #NeoliberalParadise Canada’s universities are in crisis as money gets tighter https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-canadas-universities-are-in-crisis-as-money-gets-tighter/ https://archive.ph/CvQWI npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Canada’s new food labelling system ‘extremely effective,’ expert says https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/canadas-new-food-labelling-system-extremely-effective-expert-says/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Asus is now implementing 'strategic price adjustments' and retailers are already hiking prices for laptops from other brands https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/asus-is-now-implementing-strategic-price-adjustments-and-retailers-are-already-hiking-prices-for-laptops-from-other-brands/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck US will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/10/politics/us-will-take-greenland-the-hard-way-if-it-cant-do-it-the-easy-way-trump-says npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck 😂... 😔 ICE Accidentally Sends Maduro Back to Venezuela https://thehardtimes.net/breaking/ice-accidentally-sends-maduro-back-to-venezuela/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Government suspending ban on single-use plastic exports https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/government-suspending-ban-on-single-use-plastic-exports/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Women's sports uniforms and the battle to change them https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/you-put-the-top-on-and-your-life-is-sucked-out-of-you-the-fight-to-change-womens-sports-uniforms/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "If we look closely at the average Canadian household’s spending, you’ll see where their money really goes. And one of the biggest drains might shock you. For most families, transportation is the second-largest expense after housing — and it's largely driven by car ownership and operating costs that can quietly eat up your long-term wealth." Ah gee whiz, thanks for noticing, mister! Feels like folks don't understand this. Canada’s most overlooked financial drag isn’t housing, taxes or food: Is it cutting into your net worth? https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-most-overlooked-financial-drag-123300595.html npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck As a broken clock is inevitably correct twice a day, first-past-the-post will soon elevate them to power through absolutely no virtue of their own. Inspirational! Year in Review: Conservatives turn the page after 'terrible' 2025 https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/conservatives-look-to-turn-the-page-after-terrible-disappointment-of-2025/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Devastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraud | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/sealed-ddr5-kit-sold-on-amazon-reportedly-contained-ddr2-modules-and-a-fake-weight-plate npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "As of 2024, median net worth in America is just $124,041, according to UBS. That’s an astonishing five times lower than the average net worth of $620,654. In fact, by this measure, America is only the 15th wealthiest country in the world, lagging behind Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Italy. By comparison, the U.S. is the second wealthiest country based on average wealth. This immense gap between average and median wealth is a reflection of America’s exceptionally high wealth inequality." Canada's certainly trying its best to catch up! Mr. Carney has been extremely ambitious in this regard. The average American’s net worth is $620,654, but that number means little. Here’s the figure that counts https://finance.yahoo.com/news/average-american-net-worth-620-121500111.html npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Reclining Seats are Bad for the Economy™️ WestJet pauses move to install non-reclining seats after blowback https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-seats-decision-9.7014001 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Air passengers exposed to extremely high levels of ultrafine particle pollution, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/12/air-passengers-extremely-high-levels-ultrafine-particle-pollution-study npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson told reporters that Poilievre's motion 'cherry-picks' language from the MOU. He said that memorandum was 'a comprehensive agreement,' and Poilievre's motion is focused on only one aspect — the possible pipeline — when there's other parts to it, such as electricity interties to neighbouring provinces, nuclear energy development and a multi-billion-dollar carbon capture project." Not an unfair cherry-picking, really. F* the cons, but this at least attempts to expose the hypocrisy of "centrism." Too bad it comes from CHUD-town. Not to mention that the really important part of the MOU is the upcoming negotiations. Liberals to vote against Poilievre's pipeline motion, calling it 'immature' and an 'insult' https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-vote-no-poilievre-pipeline-motion-9.7008658 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck case in point! Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/05/conservative-motion-would-force-house-vote-on-alberta-pipeline-agreement/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck 2 top climate advisers quit, saying Carney government is ignoring its experts https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/climate-net-zero-carney-alberta-pipeline-9.7003543 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Behind the scenes of John Rustad's downfall as B.C. Conservative leader https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/behind-the-scenes-of-john-rustad-s-downfall-9.7005179 https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/115/670/711/868/388/886/original/318fcfea7f1c6a8c.mp4 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck This is an electorate that insists healthcare is among its top priorities and yet has elected an ideologically extremist, privatization-loving regime, although by a small margin that would represent a far weaker mandate in a sane (i.e. more proportional) electoral system. Anyone remember Kenney's "healthcare guarantee?" I think at this point it's safe to assume the demagogues can do whatever the F* they want without consequence. Albertans have mixed feelings on dual-practice model | Edmonton Journal https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/albertans-are-feeling-skeptical-about-provinces-dual-practice-model-leger-poll https://archive.ph/E9NYd npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Lede: A 2000 study that concluded the well-known herbicide glyphosate was safe, widely cited since then, has just been officially disavowed by the journal that published it. The scientists are suspected of having signed a text actually prepared by Monsanto. Influential study on glyphosate safety retracted 25 years after publication https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2025/12/03/influential-study-on-glyphosate-safety-retracted-25-years-after-publication_6748114_114.html npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "It’s prompted concerns among some election officials because states have the constitutional authority to run elections and federal law protects the sharing of individual data with the government." Justice Department sues six more states to get detailed voter data | AP News https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-voter-data-lawsuit-states-6ab981efaccf7bdca3eb96d08bd48edd npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Trump threatens strikes on any country he claims makes drugs for US https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/trump-threatens-strikes-drugs-venezuela npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "In other words, stagnant purchasing power prevents capital from being valorized at the pace it is being produced. As profitability declines, the economy resolves the imbalance by destroying the livelihoods of workers and households whose pensions are tied to equities. History offers stark examples. The dot-com crash wiped out small investors and concentrated power in surviving firms. The 2008 financial crisis displaced millions from their homes while financial institutions were rescued." The AI bubble isn’t new — Karl Marx explained the mechanisms behind it nearly 150 years ago https://theconversation.com/the-ai-bubble-isnt-new-karl-marx-explained-the-mechanisms-behind-it-nearly-150-years-ago-270663 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck South Korea's Experiment in AI Textbooks Ends in Disaster https://futurism.com/future-society/south-korea-ai-textbook npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck a fair and impartial arbiter of a supposedly objective analysis piece, surely! npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck So... Not marked as an opinion piece, eh? 😬 #NeoliberalParadise Energy agreement an important first step to generating renewed prosperity in Canada https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/energy-agreement-an-important-first-step-to-generating-renewed-prosperity-in-canada/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck 😆 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck If you keep repeating it, that makes it more true. Environment minister insists Ottawa not rolling back climate policy in wake of Alberta MOU https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/environment-minister-insists-ottawa-not-rolling-back-climate-policy-in-wake-of-alberta-mou/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251125-the-mysterious-black-fungus-from-chernobyl-that-appears-to-eat-radiation npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Oldest Brewing School In The US Leaving For Canada, Citing Trump Visa Restrictions https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/21/oldest-brewing-school-in-the-us-leaving-for-canada-citing-trump-visa-restrictions/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "His total storage capacity grew from 7 kWh to 56 kWh over the years through additions. The system now supports long cloudy spells and maintains steady output until sunlight returns." Man uses 1,000 laptop batteries to power his home for eight years https://interestingengineering.com/energy/recycled-laptop-batteries-power-home npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Lol, Maple MAGA culture war is all they have left after Carney made them completely irrelevant. Go back to hanging out with your best friend JD Vance. Conservative MPs denounce ‘Liberal racism’ and DEI during Jamil Jivani event https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/conservative-mps-denounce-liberal-racism-and-dei-during-jamil-jivani-event/article_846956cb-1c12-49c9-8210-15728a9a60ca.html https://archive.ph/UC9oP npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck G20 billionaires could end poverty with one year’s earnings: Oxfam https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/g20-billionaires-could-end-world-poverty-in-one-years-earnings-oxfam/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Carney minister says B.C. support needed for west coast pipeline https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carneys-resource-minister-says-b-c-support-needed-for-west-coast-pipeline/article_7377ca08-99d8-4d4e-b80d-ba2b9f211881.html https://archive.is/sYiUE npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck UCP gov't legalizing farmed elk and deer hunting on 'harvest preserves' with Bill 10 https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/ucp-govt-legalizing-farmed-elk-and-deer-hunting-on-harvest-preserves-with-bill-10/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Neoliberalism LOVES this AI Companies Are Treating Their Workers Like Human Garbage, Which May Be a Sign of Things to Come for the Rest of Us https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mercor-meta-ai-labor npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck The climate crisis is expensive: net zero is cheaper for Australia than not doing more https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/15/the-climate-crisis-is-expensive-net-zero-is-cheaper-for-australia-than-not-doing-more npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Recall petitions approved for 9 MLAs https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/recall-petition-paperwork-approved-for-9-new-mlas-says-campaign-group/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck “The signal the government is sending is that Canada is a resource economy and that we will continue to invest in being a resource economy. It really signals the government’s view that Canada’s strength in the world is its ability to sell those resources” ... “'You could imagine a government that sees the narrative of a sovereignty threat and the need to be fully independent,' she said. And they could say: 'We won’t be dependent on the old way of doing things and so we’re going to rapidly invest in new ways of doing things that improve people’s day-to-day lives.'” As our productivity continues to fall as a result, these points will not be discussed, but more austerity certainly will be. Carney’s ‘nation-building’ programme misses mark to be truly transformative for Canada https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/14/mark-carney-nation-building-canada npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Kidlington fly-tipping: Criminals dump mountain of waste in field https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4dxlgkp4o npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Conventional economics – with its reliance on GDP growth – cannot respond to the global 'polycrisis'. This is the overlap between climate change, biodiversity loss, energy and food insecurity and extreme inequality – all amplified by geopolitical instability." Why the UK should look beyond growth to a ‘new economics’ that works for all https://theconversation.com/why-the-uk-should-look-beyond-growth-to-a-new-economics-that-works-for-all-267378 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Nearly 98 per cent of the one million Sour Puss bottles sold by the company last year were in Canada, amounting to Canadian sales of $23 million, the CEO said ... The move represents a rare win for Canadian manufacturing amid a tariff spat that has seen automakers and others announce plans to move some production south of the border." So we only need to be 98% of the market to win the tug of war? Sour Puss moves some production to Canada amid trade war https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/sour-puss-drink-to-be-produced-in-montreal-to-avoid-saq-boycott/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Boeing officially off the hook for criminal charges in deadly crashes that killed 346 people https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boeing-criminal-case-agreement-9.6969078 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck “Unfortunately, every single sea otter that we looked at did have ‘forever chemicals’ in them, including a very young sea otter that had died just after being born” Forever chemicals found in B.C. sea otters for 1st time https://globalnews.ca/news/11513423/forever-chemicals-bc-sea-otters-1st-time/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Though, not long after the ante was upped, any suspense over whether the government could fall over the vote dissipated when interim NDP Leader Don Davies declared his caucus of seven would be voting against the motion, giving the Liberals the numbers they needed to survive. 'The Conservatives want massive cuts to public spending, that’s exactly the opposite direction that New Democrats think we need to go in,' Davies said before the vote, calling what Poilievre’s party was proposing 'absolutely irresponsible.'" UNLOCKED Bizzaro world achievement: Neoliberal-mode NDP Budget 2025: Carney Liberals survive first confidence vote https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/carneys-liberals-survive-first-in-series-of-budget-confidence-votes/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/europe-zohran-mamdani-policies-normal npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Cognitive studies find that high-interactivity digital learning reduces working memory performance and impairs the brain’s default-mode functioning, the very system that underpins imagination and sustained reasoning ..." Fascinating piece! Opinion: It’s not just about literacy. It’s a cognitive decline. - Anchorage Daily News https://www.adn.com/opinions/2025/11/02/opinion-its-not-just-about-literacy-its-a-cognitive-decline/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "However, lawyer Amir Makled, who represents a man from the suburb of Dearborn who was still detained on Saturday, said federal authorities haven't given him many details about the investigation but after reviewing the matter, he concluded that no terror event was planned. He said he doesn't expect any charges will be filed." Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/02/halloween-terror-plot-kash-patel.html npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "It takes spectacular gall to use the notwithstanding concept to strip rights from teachers one day, then invoke it the next day to deal with gifts for top government people." Notwithstanding takes teachers' rights, hikes gifts for officials | Calgary Herald https://calgaryherald.com/news/notwithstanding-teacher-rights-hikes-gifts-alberta-government-officials https://archive.ph/Zsunw npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck With Liberals like this, the Conservative Party of Canada has become completely irrelevant. #FixedItForYou Carney could cut billions by letting programs die: report https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/mark-carney-could-cut-billions-by-letting-trudeau-era-programs-expire-report-says/article_b3eb25c6-1c0f-4419-a26e-e17ab552486b.html https://archive.ph/6oush npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Then, NPR alleges, CPB unlawfully yielded to political pressure by yanking the contract just days after President Trump warned that NPR should receive no more federal dollars. NPR contends it is yet one more example of a major institution yielding to the president's whim." As NPR takes CPB to court, public media infighting spills into view : NPR https://www.npr.org/2025/10/27/nx-s1-5586147/npr-cpb-lawsuit-political-pressure npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "The foundation has not responded to a question about what, specifically, it alleges was misrepresented in the ad. As for the suggestion that there could be some legal claim here? It’s not at all clear what that’s based on, either. Government footage of presidents is generally public domain. The Ontario ad cites the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library as its source. The library uploaded the clip of Reagan’s April 1987 address to YouTube eight years ago and listed its access and use as 'unrestricted.'" "Reagan's ideals" is a bit like saying "Hannibal Lecter's appetites," but this is still good coverage. The Reagan foundation did Trump a solid on tariffs – at the expense of Reagan’s ideals | CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/politics/reagan-foundation-trump-tariffs npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/anonymous-donor-military-pay-shutdown npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "The vehicle was clocked going 165 kilometres per hour in an 80 km/h zone ... The 34-year-old Lamborghini driver now faces a slew of fines, including failure to obey a traffic control device by not having winter tires, failing to display a front licence plate and going an excessive speed. The fines total $713. He also faces the cost of a seven-day impound and a tow truck, and at least three years of high-risk driver premiums and escalating insurance that will bring the total costs to at least $2,500." Oh yeah, real steep 🙄. A tissue to blow your nose from #affluenza would cost more. Lamborghini owner faces steep fines in B.C. for driving without winter tires | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/11489060/lamborghini-owner-fines-no-winter-tires-speeding-bc-highway/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Reminds me of this! @npub1ynt…3zqj @npub1spc…3gwu https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/115/419/858/411/430/265/original/dcd4622df3a80b24.jpg npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "It was very onerous, very time consuming. And it's the kind of thing that I think would discourage people if they were first time voters." Polls close in Alberta as many polling stations report long wait times https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-2025-municipal-election-9.6943148 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Our politicians already bought in lock, stock and 2 smoking barrels. Tech bros need the world to believe their hype. Here’s an idea – let’s just ignore them https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/20/tech-bros-need-the-world-to-believe-their-hype-heres-an-idea-lets-just-ignore-them npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck ‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry https://theconversation.com/reduce-reuse-recycle-is-corporate-gaslighting-the-real-change-must-come-from-the-fossil-fuel-industry-266819 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Really? Did BC get more seats when I wasn't looking? B.C. forestry workers deserve 'same treatment' as Ontario: minister https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/forests-minister-parmar-says-workers-in-bc-deserve-same-treatment-as-in-ontario/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck ah, that's... That's just great 🤷 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck U.S. ‘very interested in energy security:’ Hodgson on Keystone XL pipeline White House conversation https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/us-very-interested-in-energy-security-hodgson-on-keystone-xl-pipeline-white-house-conversation/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck I'd love to see some plucky journo ask Doug Ford about this! Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/15/switching-50kmh-speed-limits-to-30kmh-would-protect-cyclists-while-barely-affecting-commutes-research-finds npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Banks' ties to LNG raise questions of greenwashing in 'thought leadership' | Canada's National Observer: Climate News https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/news/banks-thought-leadership-greenwashing https://archive.md/5hWAD npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Canada Post exists to serve people, not shareholders, just like other many essential services that 'cost' Canadians millions per day. Think about it: Long-term care and personal support workers cost Canadian taxpayers millions a day. Should we close the old folks’ homes and put our seniors on the street? Public transit costs millions a day. Should we fire the bus drivers and make everyone walk? Public school support staff — crossing guards, lunch monitors, custodians — cost us millions a day. Do we fire them all and make those lazy teachers do everything?" Maybe we'd finally be 'productive,' or 'ambitious,' or 'competitive' enough, then. I’m a letter carrier. Canada Post exists to serve people, not shareholders, just like other essential services https://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/im-a-letter-carrier-canada-post-exists-to-serve-people-not-shareholders-just-like-other/article_380824a3-e12e-407b-acf5-09e68373cc1a.html https://archive.is/cchRs npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck 😆 headline 10/10 McKinsey wonders how to sell AI with no measurable benefits • The Register https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/mckinsey_ai_monetization/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Canadian amusement park threatens to euthanise 30 beluga whales https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmddp1v49o npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rz08en2po npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Alberta teachers say provincewide strike aims to fix underfunded system in crisis https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/alberta-premier-smith-urges-talks-as-alberta-teachers-launch-provincewide-strike/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say | AP News https://apnews.com/article/plant-based-diet-climate-04e3edb6b2de628e6238c70ca9f075e9 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck 'Alberta Forever Canada' petition has nearly 80% of required signatures, organizer says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-forever-canada-petition-80-per-cent-1.7650865 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "The Alberta Court of Appeal told a Calgary lawyer who bans his firm from using generative AI that he 'bears ultimate responsibility' for submitting a factum with hallucinated case law, even though the factum had been prepared by a third-party contractor who may have lied to the lawyer about not using a large language model tool." ABCA says lawyer who banned firm from using AI tools responsible for contractor’s AI hallucinations | Canadian Lawyer https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/resources/legal-technology/abca-says-lawyer-who-banned-firm-from-using-ai-tools-responsible-for-contractors-ai-hallucinations/393158 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Heather McPherson launches NDP leadership bid in Edmonton https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/mp-heather-mcpherson-announces-ndp-leadership-bid-in-edmonton/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Rural eastern Ontarians worried about losing home mail delivery https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rural-eastern-ontarians-worried-about-losing-home-mail-delivery-1.7645478 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "No surprise, then, that many farmers and contractors are increasingly keen on running older, higher-houred equipment as a means of securing better levels of dependability." As fitting a broad allegory of the contemporary state of affairs as any. Monster-houred Ford TWs and FW do the business for Wilts farm - Farmers Weekly https://www.fwi.co.uk/machinery/tractors/monster-houred-ford-tws-and-fws-do-the-business-for-wilts-farm npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck h/t @npub1j7g…c603 Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say https://gizmodo.com/cracker-barrel-outrage-was-almost-certainly-driven-by-bots-researchers-say-2000664221 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Comey’s indictment is a warning: Even Trump’s enablers aren’t safe | Vox https://www.vox.com/politics/463022/supreme-court-comey-indictment-trump npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Alberta leads Canada in number of students showing up to school hungry: organization https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/alberta-leads-canada-in-number-of-students-showing-up-to-school-hungry-organization/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "It’s a delicious if painful irony that it was the Left that warned about the dangers of economic integration with the U.S. decades ago. In 1987 a broad coalition of organizations formed to fight Prime Minister Brian Muroney’s free trade agreement with the U.S. Realizing that integration with the American economy would lead to lost jobs and less political autonomy, they invited a broad spectrum of groups into the Pro-Canada, later Action Canada Network. Unions, churches, the Assembly of First Nations, the newly formed Council of Canadians and the National Action Committee on the Status of Women united across serious differences to jointly oppose Free Trade. The free trade agreement with the U.S. was the beginning of implementing neo-liberalism in Canada. Ronald Regan and Margaret Thatcher had done the job in the U.S. and England, but Canada remained a more social democratic country. Brian Mulroney set out to change that." They should have listened to us about free trade https://canadians.org/analysis/they-should-have-listened-to-us-about-free-trade/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Whaaat? Canada waited too long to diversify trade from U.S., BoC governor says https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-waited-too-long-diversify-181927862.html npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Trans Mountain pipeline tolls could leave feds on the hook for billions in further costs https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/09/22/trans-mountain-pipeline-tolls-could-leave-feds-on-the-hook-for-billions-in-further-costs/473806/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Ahh, but there’s a catch. The very thing that’s exciting about solar energy — its abundance and low cost — also makes it of little interest to investors. Sun (and wind) are so freely available all around us that it’s hard to hoard them and make big profits from them. And in our business-dominated culture, that’s a deal-breaker. This presumably explains why, last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney, in revealing his five priority projects to be fast-tracked in the interest of nation-building, failed to choose a project aimed at harnessing the transformational energy potential of sun or wind. Although Carney sold himself to Canadians last spring as a climate leader, his focus since becoming prime minister has been on pleasing business and investors." A great piece. McQuaig cuts to the core as always. This is the national project Mark Carney should have chosen https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/this-is-the-national-project-mark-carney-should-have-chosen/article_3ffd548b-de82-42fc-b98c-2278de8f33a2.html https://archive.md/q35Kr npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Study finds side effects of drinking from plastic water bottles grossly underestimated: 'Not something that should be used in daily life' https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/study-finds-side-effects-drinking-235000773.html npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck So it's back to Keynesian economics and neoliberalism's out? 🤣 In wake of Trump tariffs, Canada must reinvent its economy like it did after Second World War, says Champagne https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/in-wake-of-trump-tariffs-canada-must-reinvent-its-economy-like-it-did-after-second-world-war-says-champagne/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Montrealers already bike through snow and cold in meaningful numbers. Daily counts on major corridors often exceed 1,000 riders. This surge is no accident. Protected bike lanes, lighting and timely snow clearing make winter cycling predictable and safe. Critics often say, 'We’re not Europe,' pointing to mild-climate cities like Amsterdam. That comparison is misleading and ignores colder cities like Oulu and Rovaniemi in Finland and Tromso, in Norway. These northern cities maintain extensive winter cycling networks despite deep snow and long nights." Letters: Let’s put the brakes on the myth about winter cycling | Montreal Gazette https://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article1160045.html npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/beavers-restored-to-tribal-lands-in-california-benefit-ecosystems/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "On Wednesday, council said that the developer’s need to make money is actually the thing that comes first, and not the community need." At least they're honest? /s OPINION: Developer said 'jump!' and council said 'how high?' https://www.guelphtoday.com/columns/market-squared-by-adam-a-donaldson/opinion-developer-said-jump-and-council-said-how-high-11203484 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Don't often hear about Newfoundland & Labrador in Ars pieces. Dumbfuckery achievement unlocked. Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/education-report-calling-for-ethical-ai-use-contains-over-15-fake-sources/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Welp, I guess the contemporary version would be: "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your exponentially rising insurance premiums. It was their final, most essential command." npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "While extreme weather is, in essence, a clear cause-and-effect problem, Energy Secretary Chris Wright recently denied its existence." Experts warn residents of looming threat to over $1 trillion in property value: 'A large chunk of ... real estate' https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/experts-warn-residents-looming-threat-235500488.html https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/115/204/776/254/014/431/original/97b967286fdaefd8.jpg npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Farmers struggle after pantry staple crop becomes extremely difficult to grow: 'One of the most difficult growing seasons' https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/farmers-struggle-pantry-staple-crop-235500653.html npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck "Silver-Vezina also went through a frustrating ordeal of trying to contact her distributor to re-upload her album. It was eventually reestablished on the site, but not without headaches. 'There’s a lot of issues getting support from humans, because it’s all AI chatbots now'" Montreal harpist’s album removed from Spotify without consent https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-harpists-album-removed-from-spotify-without-consent/ npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Yeah, it'd be too good for the economy. No prospect of UK rejoining EU in my lifetime, says Starmer’s reset negotiator https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/12/uk-rejoining-eu-european-union-membership-nick-thomas-symonds npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Bosses admit they're using return-to-office mandates to trim down teams—without needing to announce layoffs | Fortune https://fortune.com/2025/09/10/bosses-using-return-to-office-mandates-to-trim-down-teams-without-needing-to-announce-layoffs/ https://archive.ph/Dv7bj npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck 'I feel violated': How a Toronto retiree was falsely accused of being the Charlie Kirk shooter https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-retiree-falsely-accused-of-charlie-kirk-shooting-1.7631799 npub17rf42df3wtvvsg27kq0eldvumjhdvdvhfksdgdmaqjsg5g24tv4qw7au88 Ron Dyck Senior Sask. couple stuck without repairs after car runs into property https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/senior-sask-couple-stuck-without-repairs-after-car-runs-into-their-property/