Having an Average Weekend

Hoping to make connections in the fight for a just and liveable planet.

[Ben See @ClimateBen]

ICYMI: cataclysmic 1.9-2°C of global warming now unavoidable and likely within just 3 to 12 years

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

I saw a post on Reddit that said that “The underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.” And I don’t think I’ve ever seen AI described so incisively.

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

People have to start gofundmes to pay for cancer treatment

[EnvironmentalDefence @envirodefence]

#MEDIA: New polling from Abacus Data shows that the majority of Canadians — over 60 per cent, including Albertans — don’t think PM Carney is taking the climate crisis seriously enough. Read our full statement.

https://t.co/5g1EMfAmlG

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

"It is obvious that the intent is to privatize water in Ontario, and this, as we know from countless international examples, is a disaster in the making."

Avi Lewis responds to the Ford government’s move to strip municipalities of control over water infrastructure, handing it to newly created water corporations.

[Having an Average Weekend @SparkOfLife00]

Initiate a recall election for Ontario's premier - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/XSV524MBUf via @CdnChange

[Larry Savage @Prof_Savage]

Calandra's “labour peace” narrative sounds more like selective amnesia. His government has clashed with every major education union. A united front from education union is key to countering Ford's usual divide-and-conquer strategy.

#onpoli #canlab

https://t.co/5HV7gG33FV

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

When the system is rigged for the rich while the 99% struggle to afford the basics, public ownership is how we take back the economy.

[More Luigis Needed @LisaA311]

Interesting that wage theft is never called a national crisis

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

The NDP is taking aim at the federal government after the IJF revealed it spent tens of millions on a secret contract with controversial tech company Palantir.

https://t.co/vX9sHyrgin

[Alex Cosh @AlexCosh_]

NEW: The Liberal government’s new elections bill includes a loophole that will let dark money fund third-party groups during election campaigns, a watchdog warns.

Latest from @emmapaling https://t.co/qnO1YDQSwH

[GO GREEN @ECOWARRIORSS]

Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier' collapse may be worse than we thought
If it destabilises, it could trigger a wider collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet, raising sea levels by up to 5 metres
Scientists believe we may be approaching a tipping point that could completely redraw the world’s coastlines

https://t.co/X6ecBcH92w

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

The Liberal government might as well have called its AI strategy “All in for AI”.

This is a document that is heavy on hype, but light on the right guardrails that we need to protect people – and to ensure that the benefits of the technology don’t just flow to a handful of tech giants and investors.

It proposes a massive boost to business adoption of AI, with no concern for the consequences this will have for workers, especially young workers who are already watching careers vanish before their eyes.

This government is imposing a world-changing technology on all of us without any public debate. Instead of putting in place strong regulations to safeguard workers, youth, privacy, and our water and energy supply, they prefer to “move fast and break things” as the Silicon Valley motto goes.

That’s why before rushing ahead, with no brakes, we need a robust regulatory framework. Every other industry in this country, from forestry to banking, is regulated. Yet somehow, when it comes to generative AI that is controlled by MAGA-aligned billionaires, the usual rules don’t apply.

New Democrats support the development of cutting edge technology. For AI, that looks like responsible machine learning with small, contained datasets and targeted applications.

We’re calling for a humans-first AI strategy. One that protects Canadian jobs, data and natural resources. Not a strategy that mimics the worst tendencies of AI chatbots: hallucinating benefits and flattering big tech CEOs by telling them exactly what they want to hear.

[Mr. Nobody @MmisterNobody]

It feels like Earth was designed perfectly for us, rain falling from the sky, food growing from the ground, yet somehow we’ve built a world where people need good credit scores, multiple jobs, and 40-hour workweeks just to survive

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

El Niño is arriving on our doorstep in the coming months with 90% certainty.

The world must treat it as the urgent climate warning it is.

The only effective response is #ClimateAction equal to the crisis – ending the addiction to fossil fuels, accelerating the shift to renewables, protecting the most vulnerable, and delivering early warning systems for all.

https://t.co/owmmCChyb3

[Polling Canada @CanadianPolling]

(Models Available For Subscribers)

Federal Polling:

LPC: 43% (-1)
CPC: 32% (-9)
NDP: 16% (+10)
BQ: 6% (-)
PPC: 2% (+1)
GPC: 2% (+1)
Others: 2%

Liaison / May 30, 2026 / n=1423 / MOE 2.5% / IVR

(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)

Visit @338Canada for polling details: https://t.co/7P3TANuvQr

[Bill McGuire @ProfBillMcGuire]

Not peer-reviewed yet, but if it is then we are in the deepest of deep sh*t

Warming of almost half a degree C a decade and a 0.5 to 1C rise possible within the next decade

https://t.co/Cw2W0sHlsw

[Ben See @ClimateBen]

BREAKING: scientists confirm cataclysmic global warming acceleration as 1.8-2°C and rising by 2029-33 looms

[Geoffrey Lean @GeoffreyLean]

Disturbing news. Loss of Arctic sea ice has caused an “irreversible” shift in the chemistry of the ocean that is disrupting the foundations of chain of life, a two-decade-long study has concluded. Tipping points are already here…

https://t.co/KxWPsI8qST

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

The Canadian government has spent more than $44 million on a secret contract with controversial American tech company Palantir.

https://t.co/ulYt7Dz35f