Ottawa wants to expand the oilsands, but the industry's wastewater problem will grow with it https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-ymm-oilsands-suncor-imperial-fort-mcmurray-mcfn-tailings-9.7376752

Most expensive city in the world by many measures, worse than developing world utilities

As with anything that is ‘wrong’ about this place, it’s that way because someone is making a shit ton of money, not because we don’t know how to do it differently

Dozens gather in Vancouver in solidarity after protests in India result in thousands of arrests https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/india-election-protest-vancouver-9.7377872

Finnish Foreign Minister says US oil purchases from Russia 'not a good idea'
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/finnish-foreign-minister-says-us-oil-purchases-russia-not-good-idea-2026-10-13/

https://unwall.app/www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/finnish-foreign-minister-says-us-oil-purchases-russia-not-good-idea-2026-10-13/

Scott Bessent is a gay man who supports rampant homophobes out of shared white supremacism. His bond buyback was a huge failure. All he has is racism

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bessent-mocks-sen-warren-wishes-her-happy-indigenous-peoples-day-response-letter

“We cannot allow political interests to determine which science the world is willing to hear.”

IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/13/ipcc-pressure-delay-publication-climate-report-ar7-cop33

https://unwall.app/www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/13/ipcc-pressure-delay-publication-climate-report-ar7-cop33

Banff's Karen Sorensen supports a 'strong, effective Senate' and opposes separation ahead of Alberta referendum https://www.rmoutlook.com/banff/banffs-senator-karen-sorensen-voices-support-for-federal-senate-ahead-of-provincial-referendum-12861892

@dyckron Calgary is 36 minutes earlier than solar time (assuming solar noon at Greenwich is noon UTC) during Mountain Stand Time and is 96 minutes earlier than solar time during Mountain Daylight Time and Alberta Time.

Nominally time zones should be +/- 30 minutes of solar time.

@dyckron

Good. Take a side against fascism. Here in the USA anytime Trump is stood up to we rejoice.

@dyckron

If you are not on a collision course with Trump, you are in the wrong lane.

:mastodon:

AI's Water Strain Includes Surging Demand From Electricity Use https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-12/ai-data-center-water-use-grows-in-drought-stricken-areas

https://unwall.app/www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-12/ai-data-center-water-use-grows-in-drought-stricken-areas?leadSource=uverify%20wall

i like how the brazilian Internet is going nuts because a very hot young man in the Lula demonstration yesterday waved a palestinian flag (and i believe a trans flag at some point?) on top of a station roof and became an instant sensation

Ford's electric pickup is selling like hotcakes at 50% off used https://electrek.co/2026/10/12/fords-electric-pickup-selling-like-hotcakes-50-off-used/

Ukraine's Zelenskyy Claims Strikes on Russian Data Centers Silenced Social Media Bots https://gizmodo.com/ukraines-zelenskyy-claims-strikes-on-russian-data-centers-silenced-social-media-bots-2000825044

As Eby warns against health-care privatization, Conservatives say he's 'fearmongering' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ndp-health-care-privatization-9.7378216

Rejection of streamed execution unites Australia — but sets collision course with Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/12/rejection-of-streamed-execution-unites-australia-but-sets-it-on-a-collision-course-with-trump-01116107

https://unwall.app/www.politico.com/news/2026/10/12/rejection-of-streamed-execution-unites-australia-but-sets-it-on-a-collision-course-with-trump-01116107

@dyckron No, really?🙄

And every innocent Palestinian killed is a recruitment ad for Hamas. It’s almost like kicking over a hornet’s nest will get your ass stung. These people are that special kind of stupid that requires willful effort.

"Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its own course it ends in power's disappearance."

—Hannah Arendt

Why does Hegseth want the world to see a death by firing squad? – Full Story podcast
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/oct/12/why-does-hegseth-want-the-world-to-see-a-death-by-firing-squad-full-story-podcast

Won't lift a f*ing finger to do anything about it though, eh?

Speaker: Execution livestream helps terrorist recruiting https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/us-house-speaker-says-execution-livestream-could-be-terrorist-recruiting-tool/

Wish I could try it! Sounds delish

Port Alberni brewery wins Canada's top craft beer award at 2026 Canada Beer Cup https://cheknews.ca/port-alberni-brewery-wins-canadas-top-craft-beer-award-at-2026-canada-beer-cup-1352765/