Theresa
@tschiller17.bsky.social
Mostly retired, trying to stay optimistic in an increasingly uncertain and cruel world.
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This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate.
The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.
The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.
"Out of spite for President Donald Trump, Carney is accelerating the decoupling of a trade bloc that has generated enormous prosperity for North America." Seriously, Wapo editorial - you're going with Canadian spite? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Canada’s great European misadventure
Donald Trump is for now. A Brussels bureaucrat is forever.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate.
The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.
The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.
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Agree or disagree with the content, it is quite something to watch 🇨🇦 PM Carney articulate a 21st century strategic vision in clear terms. Worth a read of his latest big speech
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
Prime Minister Carney delivers an address to the European Parliament
Thank you for granting me the honour of addressing you all at the beginning of this decisive session.
www.pm.gc.ca
September 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Agree or disagree with the content, it is quite something to watch 🇨🇦 PM Carney articulate a 21st century strategic vision in clear terms. Worth a read of his latest big speech
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
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☀️ Solar panels cost $5-$6/watt around 2000.
Today? Around 12 cents/watt.
The FT calls solar “offensively cheap.”
Meanwhile, Ontario is planning enormously expensive new nuclear.
Let’s give cheaper, faster renewables a fair shot.
shrlnk.ca/s/QdTLdbI3
Today? Around 12 cents/watt.
The FT calls solar “offensively cheap.”
Meanwhile, Ontario is planning enormously expensive new nuclear.
Let’s give cheaper, faster renewables a fair shot.
shrlnk.ca/s/QdTLdbI3
September 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
☀️ Solar panels cost $5-$6/watt around 2000.
Today? Around 12 cents/watt.
The FT calls solar “offensively cheap.”
Meanwhile, Ontario is planning enormously expensive new nuclear.
Let’s give cheaper, faster renewables a fair shot.
shrlnk.ca/s/QdTLdbI3
Today? Around 12 cents/watt.
The FT calls solar “offensively cheap.”
Meanwhile, Ontario is planning enormously expensive new nuclear.
Let’s give cheaper, faster renewables a fair shot.
shrlnk.ca/s/QdTLdbI3
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Kushner claims there’s a peace deal if only Ukr withdrew from Donbas. Thats not true. Ru wants Ukr withdrawal as the condition to begin peace talks not to end the war. Ru has not agreed to a single thing Ukr wants: NATO membership, peacekeeping troops, reparations, return of kidnapped children, etc.
September 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Kushner claims there’s a peace deal if only Ukr withdrew from Donbas. Thats not true. Ru wants Ukr withdrawal as the condition to begin peace talks not to end the war. Ru has not agreed to a single thing Ukr wants: NATO membership, peacekeeping troops, reparations, return of kidnapped children, etc.
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To every reporter who stands there as Trump shouts down one of your (almost always female) colleagues with insults and bullying behavior without standing up for them -- you know the rest of us can see and hear you, right?
Q: On the checks, we have $40t in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote?
T: I'm doing it as a reward for having to put up w/Biden
Q: You also offered tariff refunds--
TRUMP: Not you
Q: And that didn't happen
T: You're the worst
T: I'm doing it as a reward for having to put up w/Biden
Q: You also offered tariff refunds--
TRUMP: Not you
Q: And that didn't happen
T: You're the worst
September 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM
To every reporter who stands there as Trump shouts down one of your (almost always female) colleagues with insults and bullying behavior without standing up for them -- you know the rest of us can see and hear you, right?
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everyone stop what they’re doing and watch the classic Log Driver’s Waltz animation right now
September 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
everyone stop what they’re doing and watch the classic Log Driver’s Waltz animation right now
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How uncomfortable have we become with the complexity of our own history?
September 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
How uncomfortable have we become with the complexity of our own history?
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This is a result of very effective propaganda.
It's ~5% of GDP.
The majority of its use cases have alternatives already; those that don't, are being researched.
Its most likely long-term use during/post-transition is plastics and lubricants. Needed, but not ahead of a thousand other things.
It's ~5% of GDP.
The majority of its use cases have alternatives already; those that don't, are being researched.
Its most likely long-term use during/post-transition is plastics and lubricants. Needed, but not ahead of a thousand other things.
"How important is oil and gas to Canada's future economy?"
Important: 71% (+30)
Neutral: 17% (-12)
Not Important: 10% (-17)
Nanos / July 30, 2026
(% Change With Nov 2020)
Important: 71% (+30)
Neutral: 17% (-12)
Not Important: 10% (-17)
Nanos / July 30, 2026
(% Change With Nov 2020)
September 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
This is a result of very effective propaganda.
It's ~5% of GDP.
The majority of its use cases have alternatives already; those that don't, are being researched.
Its most likely long-term use during/post-transition is plastics and lubricants. Needed, but not ahead of a thousand other things.
It's ~5% of GDP.
The majority of its use cases have alternatives already; those that don't, are being researched.
Its most likely long-term use during/post-transition is plastics and lubricants. Needed, but not ahead of a thousand other things.
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Jacob Coxon’s thread about the dangers of AI has 89 million views so far:
“The people building Al earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade… No other human activity poses this level of danger.”
“The people building Al earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade… No other human activity poses this level of danger.”
September 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Jacob Coxon’s thread about the dangers of AI has 89 million views so far:
“The people building Al earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade… No other human activity poses this level of danger.”
“The people building Al earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade… No other human activity poses this level of danger.”
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Just gonna share this again.
🔥Jewish Actor Mandy Patinkin (brillant in Homeland) gets really passionate about Gaza and the child killer Benjamin Netanyahu.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
September 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Just gonna share this again.
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Jean Chrétien: "It looks like they don't know what to do. When your big thing is to change the name of a lake, it's because you're running out of arguments. It is a very weak gesture, to be cheap and nasty. Lake Ontario is not suffering. It's a lake." #cdnpoli
September 8, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Jean Chrétien: "It looks like they don't know what to do. When your big thing is to change the name of a lake, it's because you're running out of arguments. It is a very weak gesture, to be cheap and nasty. Lake Ontario is not suffering. It's a lake." #cdnpoli
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Honestly, the guy is the left’s Jordan Peterson and everything about Galloway gives me Big Ick. (No “d”.)
September 8, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Honestly, the guy is the left’s Jordan Peterson and everything about Galloway gives me Big Ick. (No “d”.)
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Glassy Apples
Mary Pratt
1994
Mary Pratt
1994
September 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Glassy Apples
Mary Pratt
1994
Mary Pratt
1994
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Biden was vastly preferable to Trump, even if he wasn't perfect! We've literally got a President and party committed to our deindustrialization and even annexation and yes, at the same time, our two countries also have had a long history of trade disputes of varying severity.
September 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Biden was vastly preferable to Trump, even if he wasn't perfect! We've literally got a President and party committed to our deindustrialization and even annexation and yes, at the same time, our two countries also have had a long history of trade disputes of varying severity.
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Doug Ford is a transactional micromanager with zero comprehension of anyone's lifestyles except his own blinkered, privileged world.
No vision for Ontario except to loot it. No vision for Toronto except to smash it down.
If only his daughters rode bikes or had trained as teachers.
No vision for Ontario except to loot it. No vision for Toronto except to smash it down.
If only his daughters rode bikes or had trained as teachers.
Yesterday Doug Ford did three things that will make congestion around Toronto much, much worse.
First, Ford has made made massive cuts to GO Train service on the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Barrie and Stouffville lines. In some cases, GO Train frequency will drop from 15 trains a day to 4
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First, Ford has made made massive cuts to GO Train service on the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Barrie and Stouffville lines. In some cases, GO Train frequency will drop from 15 trains a day to 4
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September 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Doug Ford is a transactional micromanager with zero comprehension of anyone's lifestyles except his own blinkered, privileged world.
No vision for Ontario except to loot it. No vision for Toronto except to smash it down.
If only his daughters rode bikes or had trained as teachers.
No vision for Ontario except to loot it. No vision for Toronto except to smash it down.
If only his daughters rode bikes or had trained as teachers.
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I hope this kills the PlayStation dead
everyone needs to come to PC. consoles are just glorified PCs anyway, within walled gardens. experience the unwalled garden.
plus, couch/TV gaming is fully doable on PC with no compromise.
everyone needs to come to PC. consoles are just glorified PCs anyway, within walled gardens. experience the unwalled garden.
plus, couch/TV gaming is fully doable on PC with no compromise.
Sony says "reasonable consumers" know they don’t own the digital PlayStation games they buy.
It argues that it's "not plausible" to suggest that when they buy a digital game they actually believe they're "obtaining ownership" of it.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-sa...
It argues that it's "not plausible" to suggest that when they buy a digital game they actually believe they're "obtaining ownership" of it.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-sa...
Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy | VGC
It’s “not plausible” to suggest people believe they’re “obtaining ownership”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
September 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I hope this kills the PlayStation dead
everyone needs to come to PC. consoles are just glorified PCs anyway, within walled gardens. experience the unwalled garden.
plus, couch/TV gaming is fully doable on PC with no compromise.
everyone needs to come to PC. consoles are just glorified PCs anyway, within walled gardens. experience the unwalled garden.
plus, couch/TV gaming is fully doable on PC with no compromise.
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Lots to think about in this thoughtful essay.
Also the apology example is beautiful!
Also the apology example is beautiful!
Why are we so worried—dare I say over-sensitive—as a society to the risk of one kind of error but not another? Why are we so up in arms about over-sensitivity but not under-sensitivity, despite the obvious statistical point that they both involve errors? katemanne.substack.com/p/what-sexua...
Sensitivity is a Gift
My last word on the story I shared about my TV appearance in Switzerland
katemanne.substack.com
September 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Lots to think about in this thoughtful essay.
Also the apology example is beautiful!
Also the apology example is beautiful!
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So much truth here! 😢
August 31, 2026 at 9:23 PM
So much truth here! 😢
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Bloomberg says we’re doing okay. Our stock exchange outperforming the world suggests we’re doing okay.
We WERE your LARGEST trading partner, now we’re your 2nd.
Because we buy less.
Every item we replace from USA is ONE we will NEVER again buy from USA.
Have fun with that emerging reality.
We WERE your LARGEST trading partner, now we’re your 2nd.
Because we buy less.
Every item we replace from USA is ONE we will NEVER again buy from USA.
Have fun with that emerging reality.
August 31, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Bloomberg says we’re doing okay. Our stock exchange outperforming the world suggests we’re doing okay.
We WERE your LARGEST trading partner, now we’re your 2nd.
Because we buy less.
Every item we replace from USA is ONE we will NEVER again buy from USA.
Have fun with that emerging reality.
We WERE your LARGEST trading partner, now we’re your 2nd.
Because we buy less.
Every item we replace from USA is ONE we will NEVER again buy from USA.
Have fun with that emerging reality.
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Yes, I suspect Google has a system where they pick up info from a third party service and that’s where “Lake America” comes from. But the decision not to override it is, wait for it: a decision. I don’t blame the poor low-level PM who oversees the function but that’s who most of you are so angry at.
August 31, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Yes, I suspect Google has a system where they pick up info from a third party service and that’s where “Lake America” comes from. But the decision not to override it is, wait for it: a decision. I don’t blame the poor low-level PM who oversees the function but that’s who most of you are so angry at.
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Just a couple of Middle-Raged Canadians here, gently trying to remind certain Americans what friendship is all about🇨🇦
August 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Just a couple of Middle-Raged Canadians here, gently trying to remind certain Americans what friendship is all about🇨🇦
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My man looks like the mayor from SPIN CITY joined the Waffen SS
August 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
My man looks like the mayor from SPIN CITY joined the Waffen SS
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Thank you to Rochester, New York’s city council for your integrity. Your friends in Toronto are proud to share the shores of Lake Ontario with you.
August 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Thank you to Rochester, New York’s city council for your integrity. Your friends in Toronto are proud to share the shores of Lake Ontario with you.
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Good morning. Ipsos has restricting energy exports to the US with 2:1 support; an oil & gas export tax at nearly 3:1 support.
*In Alberta.*
(Table 2.)
www.ipsos.com/en-ca/canadi...
*In Alberta.*
(Table 2.)
www.ipsos.com/en-ca/canadi...
Canadians Support A Robust Response To U.S. Tariffs
Canadians Support COVID-Style Program To Protect Workers
www.ipsos.com
August 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Good morning. Ipsos has restricting energy exports to the US with 2:1 support; an oil & gas export tax at nearly 3:1 support.
*In Alberta.*
(Table 2.)
www.ipsos.com/en-ca/canadi...
*In Alberta.*
(Table 2.)
www.ipsos.com/en-ca/canadi...
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Gifting because I really needed to read it this morning, and I thought others might, too.
Opinion | I Study Successful People. They Have One Habit in Common. (Gift Article)
Being a successful self-starter doesn’t mean pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Gifting because I really needed to read it this morning, and I thought others might, too.