Cuba Has a Rich History of International Solidarity. US Wants to Extinguish It. https://truthout.org/articles/cuba-has-a-rich-history-of-international-solidarity-us-wants-to-extinguish-it/

12 Canadians aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla and Freedom Flotilla Coalition have been abducted by Israeli forces, including up to three British Columbians. SIGN PETITION FOR THEIR RELEASE: canadaboatgaza.org/petition/

People should consider updating their "when will global oil demand peak?" forecasts. Because it probably was early 2026. The US hadn't even illegally killed a bunch of people in Venezuela and kidnapped the president back then. Things have changed.

Breaking and revealed: Canada Infrastructure Bank has been repurposed to fund risky LNG project Ksi Lisims, risking the bank's positive reputation. The wholly-owned US project is seeking taxpayer funds to move towards a final investment decision and construction. Thread 🧵 #cdnpoli #greensky

I'm sorry, this is the @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social's billion dollar plan to reduce domestic energy consumption? It's 2026, give the people heat pumps for god's sake news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Agree with all of this, but also, if we're launching a billion dollar campaign to reduce electricity consumption to free up power for new industrial users...the industrial users should pay for it. They should be buying everyone heat pumps, replacing windows, etc. This has potential to be win-win 1/

People who think Ben Gvir is the exception rather than the norm when he is literally a minister of government are just as delusional as a child

Today is a bit of a historic day in the finance and oil trade press. First oilprice.com ran an article noting how "Utilities Are Betting Billions on a Technology That Could Become Obsolete" What is this technology that could become obsolete? Natural gas. 1/2

Did not expect to see this at oilprice.com but the economics are very clear at this point. "But where do renewables fit in? They are doing to gas what gas did to coal: they provide the same product (electricity) at a much cheaper price (and obviously in a more environmentally benign fashion)."

Look who is working to sell surveillance to Canadians. To hell with the Carney Conservatives and the media enabling their undermining of democracy. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Solar plus storage in India is cheaper than building fossil fuel power plants. So they build the solar.

Worth paying attention to the evolution of climate denial Carney is innovating here. First wave: deny climate change is real Second wave: admit it’s real, but downplay its significance or ability to address it Third wave: reframe fossil fuels as a climate solution

It is the official position of the current government of 🇮🇱 that some 🇺🇸 Jews are not really Jews & that non-Orthodox Jews don’t deserve equal access to the Kotel & that certain 🇺🇸 Jewish organizations are a “cancer” within the Jewish community. Again, it all boggles the mind: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

I know he called it a "sovereign wealth fund," and it's a little more dressed up—the money will go to his friends in finance who own fossil fuel companies and are investing in oil + gas infra, not to election deniers—but Mark Carney is basically doing the same thing.

At least six oil and gas companies kicked in $1m each to a fund operated by Australian Energy Producers (AEP) to fight a proposal for a new gas tax. The Prime Minister flew across the country to tell the resources sector in person it was dead. Here's me in @deepcutnews.bsky.social looking at why.

Enforcing fuel shortages that cripple hospitals and basic services systematically denies the Cuban population human rights.

This is how the blockade on Cuba works in practice. Not just punishing Cuba directly — but intimidating shipping companies, banks, and foreign businesses into cutting ties with the island out of fear of US sanctions or lawsuits.

The criminalization of activism is not always as simple as an arrest at a protest. I obtained video footage that shows what really happened when a cop accused Nick Tilsen of attempting to run him over. 1/ drilled.media/news/tilsen for @drilledmedia.bsky.social

I highly recommend reading this piece. "Will this fossil fuel fascism, that billionaire-backed campaign to crush a green transition by any means necessary, hold back the tide of clean energy autonomy? It cannot be ruled out."

Cuba has experienced doctors who have volunteered to fight ebola outbreaks before. They've sent doctors all over the world, for decades. Problem is, the criminal USA is threatening every country that accepts their medical missions, cutting off medical care and impt source of currency for Cuba.

"As such, the most profound takeaway from the developments in both Vietnam and the Philippines is that LNG-to-power isn’t just geopolitically exposed; it can quickly become economically uncompetitive against firmed renewables."

Washington Post in 1979: U.S. State Dept. found Israeli "abuse during interrogation of arrested Palestinians," including "refrigeration, use of electricity, hanging by the hands or feet, extreme forms of sexual sadism, interrogation accompanied by starvation, enforced sleeplessness"

"In recent months, many people across Latin America and the Caribbean have suddenly found themselves without healthcare, as nearly a dozen countries acquiesce to pressure from the US to end medical agreements with the Cuban government." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

rural iranians need to be protected from a nuclear Colorado www.cbsnews.com/news/minutem...

"Heat pumps just shift gas burning to the power station." Wrong. Even if 100% of electricity came from gas, a heat pump at SCOP 3.8 uses 51% less gas than a boiler. At a terrible SCOP 2.5, still 25% less. David MacKay made this point in 2008. The maths hasn't changed.

Almost 200 former senior Canadian diplomats are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to impose “robust” sanctions on Israel over deteriorating conditions in the Palestinian territories (which Canada recognizes as sovereign Palestine) and Lebanon.

The oil and gas industry bet heavily on future gas growth in Asia driving huge LNG demand growth. It's not looking like a good bet.

In just one year, Carney has wrecked a decade's worth of progress. The old climate strategy wasn't enough, but rather than strengthen it he dismantled every meaningful policy, stomped on the gas to deliver more fossil fuels, and concentrated power to run roughshod over opposition to his agenda.

"China at $54/MWh firm solar and $59/MWh firm wind is already at price points that make new fossil generation absurd. By 2030, Hebei Province solar hits $37/MWh including storage. There is no fossil fuel on earth that competes with that."

The idea that Carney's "surrender" on climate is a capitulation to a powerful oil and gas lobby misunderstands what's happening. It's not an o&g friendly govt. It's a govt run by private equity, which is itself deeply invested in the fossil fuel industry. The fox is inside the henhouse!

Canada and the US are actively trying to block a global energy transition and lock in dependence on North American shale gas. Thankfully it's not working, but the result is that our countries are being gutted by private equity and left behind in the 20th century while the rest of the world develops

"the dramatic cost declines in batteries have now made 'firm renewables' — solar or wind paired with batteries — cheaper than fossil fuels in many parts of the world." This is game changing.

"Whatever we do, we must act now. Cuba has shown unparalleled solidarity with the world. Now the world must stand with Cuba." "Let Cuba Live! is purchasing solar panels; the Saving Lives Campaign and Global Health Partners are procuring medical equipment" progressive.international/wire/2026-03...

"If you've never been directly involved in Cuba solidarity you couldn't find a better time than right now. Cuba needs a lot of creativity, support, and care from abroad, more than ever." -- @deandettloff.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...

Even worse than that is that CNN literally hired Brett McGurk, he is on their payroll today as an "analyst" when all he does is say how much he loves Trump's foreign policy and how he worked so hard to make Biden's foreign policy identical to that.

HOWEVER, this is the third major supply crisis this decade (don't forget Covid) so the medium- and long-term demand destruction is going to be much, much bigger. Governments, firms, and people all over the world are sick of this.

Seizing the moment: Pakistan targets 95% renewable electricity by 2040, 60% by 2030! The key rationale is cutting reliance on imported fossil fuels.

A…stunning campaign launch. "My dad got cancer & my mom's employer collapsed. The executives got paid & the workers got screwed. She didn't have the heart to tell us, even when the bank took the house…when she took her own life, the eviction notice was in her pocket." @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social

McKinsey meets Goldman Sachs

🚨 BREAKING: The Bureau of Land Management has just announced plans to open up ~80,000 acres across rural NW Arizona (north of the Grand Canyon) for oil and gas leasing. The rub? The geologists and land managers I spoke with said there’s not any oil or gas there. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

“The UN last week called Trump’s fuel blockade unlawful, saying it had obstructed the “Cuban people’s right to development while undermining their rights to food, education, health, and water and sanitation.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

While everyone is following this drama over a fake pipeline project supposedly at the centre of Canadian politics, Enbridge and its US-owned oil sands partners are quietly adding a million barrels per day of capacity to existing export projects.

BREAKING: Signal, the #1 privacy protecting messaging app, is saying they will pull out of 🇨🇦 ENTIRELY if they're scoped into #BillC22 without large changes. This should be our final alarm bell:.We can have privacy or we can have C22, not both! #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

You've heard of zombie pipelines, but have you heard of Jesus pipelines? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked the Gospel of Matthew to justify a new pipeline to the west coast at the "Alberta Christian Leadership Summit" last week. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2026/05/13/o...

BlackRock is running the country

The IEA says global oil demand will drop 420,000 barrels per day in 2026. At the beginning of the year they were expecting around 1 million barrels per day of demand growth this year. Meanwhile, electric vehicles of all types are selling fast and creating more future demand destruction.

“This is the first energy shock with a superior alternative” www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/daw...

The economics are brutal. Anywhere that a litre of diesel costs more than 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity, an EV truck pays for itself in 12-14 months. After that, it will be more profitable than diesel every single month: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Last night I watched Jon Stewart interview a reporter about AI and Jon was very clear than no one likes these people or what they do. The reporter conceded they were not likable people. Polls show 70% of Americans don't like data centers. And now....this. Good luck with that, oligarchs.