If you read only one thing today, read this letter written from prison, where she has been languishing for several months, by the awesome Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghobeli. She dared to speak the truth to the Moscow's puppets. EU leaders don't have her courage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland.

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance. Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn. We have been sent here to fight for people.

Given the coverage of my piece published yesterday in the leading French daily @lemonde.fr, I felt I should release a slightly expanded version for subscribers to my IR blog #TenzerStrategics. Thank you to the newspaper for giving me permission to do so. tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/any-restra...

This f*cking guy. “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis

Manitoba is recruiting. “Calling all U.S. health care professionals looking for new and exciting career opportunities in Manitoba, Canada!” www.practiceinmanitoba.com

This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.

Progressive conservative would be more accurate. Politics abhors a vacuum. “At the partisan level, Carney has created a degree of unrest in his own caucus and portions of his base… There has been such an obvious shift to the political right that Carney is routinely described as a “conservative.””

Waning crescent Moon (28% illuminated) with earth shine on the unlit side, accompanied by Jupiter in the morning sky.

Cofounder of anti-Islamist EDL says rally is for free speech, as protesters attack police and antiracism campaigners.

Kinew stands by cabinet minister dogged by controversy www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Ottawa earmarks $29M for energy retrofits for Manitoba households www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Caillou Goebbels wants his MAGA Reich so bad,

Sounds like a complete farm experience. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/09/12/m...

Imagine if we had a way to store power from solar and wind farms to turn them into dispatchable electricity sources that grid operators can turn on, off, or adjust in output level to meet fluctuating demand.

New technology: A grid-scale battery in Scotland saved the day when a massive generator shut down unexpectedly. Suddenly 1,877 megawatts of supply was missing! But the new 200-megawatt battery station leapt into action within milliseconds. spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-b...

Cue “troubled young man” narrative.

This week, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced their lates project, Freedom Trucks. It is a tremendous work of propaganda. A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release. bookriot.com/imls-freedom...

The absence of mourning is not equal to the presence of celebration, and it’s strange how many people have conflated the two over the last day.

A new report details how right-wing forces are weaponizing the concept of “parental rights” to push culture-war narratives aimed at undermining public education in Alberta. @readtheorchard.org writes. #abpoli

Report: More couples choosing box wine over basic human dignity

Extremely local content, but the wine o’clock ladies in the tv ads definitely value quantity over quality.

Most people in Mexico and Canada say the United States is their country's greatest threat. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

There are so many aspects about this astoundingly fast energy transition that peeps fail to grasp It's coming fast - seriously fast It's cheaper - less money required It's faster - less time to build, available sooner It's cleaner - less mining, less emissions It's coming now More in thread

These homes generate power for the grid — and residents don't worry about blackouts Battery-based virtual power plants are energy efficient, save money on grid upgrades #Edmonton #Alberta /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/science...

THIS x 1,000,000. Honestly I don’t know who this person is (this clip popped up on social media) but I would vote for them tomorrow.

Without robust transmission, electrification of transport and heating stalls. Canada’s grid needs tens of billions in new transmission capacity. Leaving it at $5 billion is the single biggest misallocation in the entire slate of projects. 💡🔌 cleantechnica.com/2025/09/05/c...

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

More good AI news. deadline.com/2025/09/ai-l...

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

The Westminster system made people poorer with austerity and Brexit - and now it’s trying to distract from those failures by scapegoating people who have been through unimaginable hardship.   It is pathetic, it is cowardly and I will have no part in it. #RefugeesWelcome

Let’s be clear - a genocide is unfolding in Gaza as a result of Israel’s actions. We all have a moral and legal responsibility to act, and Scotland will play its part. Today I have set out a range of diplomatic, economic and humanitarian measures. Read below for more. 🧵

Instead of delivering support on the cost of living, Westminster is busy demonising people who seek sanctuary. I will have no part in it. Our Saltire is a flag of welcome - and refugees are welcome here in Scotland.

Mine in today’s New Yorker. Greetings from America’s High-Capacity Server Coolant Reservoirs, formerly the “Great Lakes.” Read my cartoon-filled rant about this at open.substack.com/pub/paulnoth...

Unsurprisingly. “After nearly two years in government, the NDP has not only failed to reduce historically high wait times in ERs and urgent care centres at Winnipeg hospitals, they’re longer today than they were prior to the October 2023 election.” www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...

The government's net approval rating has fallen to -59, Labour's lowest score to date Approve: 11% (-2 from 23-25 August) Disapprove: 70% (+3) Net: -59 (-5) yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

Keir Starmer leans into hate every chance he gets.

“…just as I was writing this speech, news broke that a school board in Edmonton, Alberta – under direction from their provincial government -- had banned my book, The Handmaid’s Tale … I guess they don’t want young people thinking about dictatorships.” margaretatwood.substack.com/p/handmaids-...

At least Atlas Shrugged is on the list, so it’s not all bad.

NEW | Batteries now meet 28% of evening peak electricity demand in California🔋⚡ Not just for a single day, but averaged for all of June. We previously reported on 2024 numbers when they reached ~18-20% in June. In 2022, it was just 4%!

It’s almost as if Canada building new LNG terminals in Churchill and Montreal might not make a lot of sense.

Finally, some AI developments people can get excited about. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...

It’s going to be a squeaker. results.electionsmanitoba.ca

TBC it's not parody when I put it like that, Labour really genuinely are going with the message that Reform's basic message is correct but trying to say people should vote Labour anyway. I think this is suicidal comms, politically completely inept. bsky.app/profile/kier...

Travis and Taylor’s engagement is just a distraction from kitchen table issues.

Could a single CBC fill-in host talk to an energy economist (like @aleach.ca) about what "no business case" means for LNG? Because they obviously don't have a clue. FFS #PnPCBC

More of this, every day. In a sane world, the Lib Dems would be mopping the floor with Farage and burying Starmer for his complicity, but no doubt the BBC won’t be having any of that.

“…the prime minister said the first of those investments will be announced “in the next two weeks” and pointed to building up the Port of Montreal and “a new port, effectively, in Churchill, Manitoba,” as examples.” www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

I know you, Chicago — and I know you’re up to the difficult time we have ahead, thanks to this President.