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[Heather Exner-Pirot @ExnerPirot]

As Alberta prepares to submit its proposal for a west coast pipeline, don’t listen to the professional naysayer class that will inevitably pipe up.
The success of the now full TMX proves the economic and political case for a new pipeline.
My latest for @TheHubCanada
https://t.co/NXYNOFrMPA

[Stephen Lecce @Sflecce]

Following today’s release of Canada’s Nuclear Energy Strategy, please see my full statement below ⬇️

[Seth Cohen @OverReactor1776]

Now that I’m out of government, I can finally respond for myself: Get bent, soyboy. We didn’t do this for “Silicon Valley . . . companies.” We did this for you, for your family, your community, your state, your nation, and your species.

Nuclear energy provides the safest, highest density, reliable power available on our planet. My career colleagues at DOE and NRC inspired me to think about nuclear as a way to forge American steel and electrolyze aluminum without releasing particulate matter, to desalinate water in the Middle East and save humanity from resource wars. By rejecting the false narratives and Cold War hysteria, we can secure the next American century while raising whole countries out of poverty.

Do you really think I left an incredible career at Kirkland, paid out of pocket for an apartment in DC and dozens of cross-country trips, and left my family on the west coast because I wanted to enrich people I never met before taking this job? I came to D.C. to do something that mattered, to satisfy a driving curiosity (more on that later), and, most importantly, to serve.

As I learned more about nuclear energy and its history, I developed a conviction that one nuclear’s biggest issues was a culture of cynicism: nothing new or exciting could happen because it would end in disappointment, and that militated against rocking the boat even a tiny bit. The career staff in government and their industry counterparts lived through dark winters before and stopped believing that warm springs could bloom into summers.

I have two core philosophies. First, I believe in ruthless optimism. Rational decision making requires detached risk analysis. But we also cannot win if we believe we can lose. Merging the two requires orienting teams around driving missions. That way, when a real opportunity presents itself, you can take a huge swing.

If I take credit for anything—honestly, almost all of the success belongs to the incredible and dedicated people at @ENERGY and @NRCgov—it’s countering the cultural rot and morass that risked forfeiting American excellence. My colleagues and I gave cover to the scientists and engineers, which freed them up to focus on delivering safe power. And, as success materialized, they started to dream again. That’s why the pilot program succeeded, and why I feel confident about the future of NLICs and NRC reform. Nobody needs me anymore because they can innovate on their own.

My second core philosophy is to assume positive intent. Avi, I know that you heard about my real motivations from multiple people you interviewed when preparing your hit piece on me. Rather than telling that story, one which could help inspire another generation of people to use their talents for the greater good, you ignored them. Instead, you implied that Peter Thiel recruited me for nefarious purposes. (I’ve never met him, but, @peterthiel, if you’re reading this, I’m a huge fan!)

Nuclear regulation starts and ends with safety. I promised everyone I worked with that I would resign before doing or pushing for anything that could compromise public safety. But I also distinguished between real safety and performative bullshit. That’s what the careers came to embrace, too. We love nuclear, why would we do anything that could risk threatening its future?

America faces a crossroads. We can either trod a road of cultural decay or hike our way back to the peak of global innovation. Join me on the latter path. Correct the fear mongering and conspiracies and tell the story of America’s great reindustrialization. Tell the story of our public servants, our great entrepreneurs, our scientific dominance. Tell the real story about how DOGE went nuclear.

[Chris Selley @cselley]

FOREIGN COMPETITION NOW

https://t.co/bk9845jIqe

[🎩Laird of the Manor🎩 @LairdOfThManor]

A small public service announcement from the Department of Things That You Should Know…

It has not “peeked” your interest.
Nor has it “peaked” your interest.

…It has piqued your interest.

You are not “phased” by something.
You are fazed by it.

If you’ve had a long day, you are weary.
If you suspect someone is an idiot, you are wary.

It is “due course”, not “do course”.
“Per se”, not “per say”.

And while we’re here, it’s “could have”, not “could of”, but that particular battle may already be lost.

Thank you for your attention during this brief outbreak of grammatical housekeeping.

This has been a @LairdofthManor announcement.🎩💙

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

This reads like a screed by a Marxist undergrad in a campus paper.

There is no way the editors of the Globe thought it was a meritorious piece.

Was it run because the “eat the rich” tag line would max engagement? Is the Globe now trolling us with clickbait?

Or do the Globe’s editors also want to incite hatred of their massively wealthy proprietors?

[tobi lutke @tobi]

You have absolutely disgraced yourself publishing this, globe.

We all clearly don’t hate the media enough.

[Alex @ajak1033]

The Spurs know how to TAKE the lead, they just don't know how to HOLD the lead. And that's really the most important part of the lead: the holding

[Chris Selley @cselley]

This is so transparently ridiculous and it’s the sort of thing that will sink HMS Carney if he doesn’t get a handle on it.

[Heather Exner-Pirot @ExnerPirot]

Worst energy shock in history transpiring; inventories about to bottom; Germany buying BC LNG; South Korea, India and China all come to Canada in the same two week period asking for oil and gas; TSX O&G index up 35% YTD.

The Canadian Left:
🤡

[Howard Anglin @howardanglin]

Railway gothic. And it works, with adaptations (and local materials) in every part of the country. Should be required for all federal buildings.

[Jen Gerson @jengerson]

ICYMI: @howardanglin adapted a recent and lovely speech he delivered for @cardusca talk about the benefits of a loose federalism. https://t.co/EZ5uGpjxfk

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

Excellent piece by @JohnIbbitson.

As someone who is and always will be a patriotic Canadian, I encourage central Canadians to read his excellent synopsis of Western / Alberta alienation.

First and foremost, Albertans want to be respected, but too often feel like we are treated like the ugly step child of Confederation.

Alberta has been central to modern Canada’s prosperity. All we really seek is the ability to build on that economic dynamism, and unleash our entrepreneurial culture without constraints from Ottawa and other provinces.

[CP24 @CP24]

#BREAKING: Missing Toronto girl Esther has been found safe https://t.co/GcJaaFMORS

[Harley Finkelstein @harleyf]

@cathmckenna Feeling very relieved right now that you’re no longer in a position of power.

Canada needs this to survive. There won’t be anyone left living here if we don’t do this.

[Andrew MacDougall @AGMacDougall]

What the f*ck is happening the UK, you ask?

My column for @the_lineca:

https://t.co/J8YJ6Ad04p

[Heather Exner-Pirot @ExnerPirot]

Facts:
1. TMX is a government asset whose costs are covered by tolls from O&G producers. It is profitable.
2. Oilsands are not the most expensive barrel anymore, because it’s not 2015. They are generally among the lowest break-even barrels in North America.
3. Oilsands are not the most carbon intensive barrels. They are only 1-3% higher emitting than the average US refinery barrel, and are lower emitting than heavy oil competitors Iraq, California and Venezuela.
Sources in thread /1

[Christopher Frey @FreyChristopher]

Being late Gen X is perfect timing. Had a childhood without the internet, college without smartphones, grad school and early career without AI, and will get to live a reasonably long and fruitful life before the machines exterminate us all.

[Matt Gurney @mattgurney]

There are more than three.

Mine is one of them.

https://t.co/1Fy5gSSle2. We haven’t sold out. We won’t.