Mike Rutter

propensity for mainstream decoupling

[Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀 @EricDLombardi]

Some common sense things I believe that are not discussed enough in politics:

1. Objective beauty exists and is a public good.

More new architecture should respect local history and vernacular, and we should stop treating ornament, texture and detail as somehow unserious.

2. Ownership should be attainable to ordinary people.

Homeownership and small business ownership give people a tangible stake in society and greater control over their own lives. A system in which ownership is increasingly confined to those who already possess capital, or expect to inherit it, will eventually lose legitimacy.

3. We should value science and aspire to become more of an engineering society than a lawyerly one.

Law and process matter, but we have become too comfortable rewarding those who interpret rules and manage liability over those who discover, design, build and solve problems.

4. We should stigmatize taking advantage of systems more than we do.

No public program can remain generous if everyone approaches it by asking only what they are legally permitted to extract. A healthy society depends on informal norms of restraint, reciprocity and consideration for others.

5. Personal responsibility is an important liberal virtue, and we should celebrate it more.

A free society depends on people governing their own conduct at home, at work, online and in shared public spaces. Not every setback is someone else’s fault, and not every consequence is society’s obligation to address.

[realNickKouvalis @NickKouvalis]

Everything you read, see or hear coming out of the White House is part of a larger campaign strategy that's solely focused on the midterm elections.

Canada is one of dozens of countries that Trump needs to pit Americans against. Trump needs Villians to explain $5-6 per gallon gasoline in October.

And, in the run toward the midterms (which the Republicans are going to lose the House and perhaps the Senate), there's going to be a lot of volatility.

Trump may very well do a one-off deal with Canada (and Mexico) if that helps Republican re-election chances (under the umbrella of western hemispheric security). If that happens, it won't happen until October.

In the mean time, the volatility Trump et al create ripples through the financial markets - where all the insiders are lining their pockets - some insiders betting against America on Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's while also betting on America on Tuesday's, Thursday's and especially the weekends! Their only allegiance is to shaking everyone and everything down for their own interests.

In Europe, gasoline is 2€ (Euros) per litre. That's about $7 USD per gallon.

Trump's henchmen are driving their dollar higher - squeezing everyone holding US debt - but he's not just squeezing dozens of countries, he also squeezing everyday average people including Americans who are paying higher prices for everything.

Now he's back to communicating about Greenland. This is purposefull positioning of a wedge against Europe. Assign blame to Europe - and in-turn wrap up NATO to deflect for the Iran cluster fuck. Make a move to leave NATO for multiple political reasons. Shake everyone down. Create a lot of volatility. That's his game.

Oil is in short supply, reserves have dwindled to historically low levels and the USA is running out of levers to manipulate and continue supressing global oil prices. $200 per barrel is more likely than not at this point.

He needs Villians.
He'll go to war to deflect.
He will hang everyone out to dry, including bringing down the entire world economy to change and keep the subject away from Epstein.

Anything Canada does, in terms of concessions along the long road to the November midterms will have zero impact on getting a final deal.

The deal will continue to change. The goal posts will continue to move - all based on a small handful of people who might have his ear today, tomorrow but not necessarily those people because there are always other people waiting in the line to tell him what he wants to hear.

And, if he's going to lose the Congress and Senate, do not be surprised if he tries to stop the elections or challenges any results he chooses.

Volatility is certain.

Canada is not the focus. His power and losing power is all the he cares about.

Patience. Stiff upper lip. Do not concede anything in separate side deals. Stop caving into Trump and all his crazy.

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@ChrisSpoke “That’s a crap idea”

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@lucyhargreaves4 @bruceanderson Perhaps you can pull out a subtext in your tweet that Canadians are comfortable with a low opportunity equilibrium. Some would rather ignore or dismiss this idea.

IMO accusing you of trolling is gas lighting.

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@stphnmaher Love these guys.

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@wonderofscience

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@stephen_taylor @stphnmaher You’re both wrong.

A price on Carbon is the lowest cost and most effective option to reduce carbon emissions.

There are real forest management practices that can reduce the frequency and intensity of forest fires.

Where’s your can-do spirit? Oh right, this is Canada.

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

Trump is directionally correct. We’ve neglected forest management in this country for decades.

I’m amazed at how many smart people are willfully blind to the kernel of truth in Trump’s message.

https://t.co/zjCqMh6eoI

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@bruceanderson @USAmbCanada His language is horrible and inflammatory. That said, are we not responsible for our forests?

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@Derekintherain @stphnmaher Few Canadians understand the vastness of the boreal or what a forest fire looks like…

Your logic seems to be; because something is big, it’s unmanageable. Doesn’t make sense to me.

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@Derekintherain @stphnmaher Big Old Thinker?

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@yield2yetis @stphnmaher I live in central Ontario. Spent time in the NW and NE.

I’m coming at this from a policy perspective. Enviro policy has deliberately marginalized wood energy tech in favour of CCUS and heat pumps. This distorts the market and drives investment away from forestry.

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@TerryGlavin Excellent essay and perfect framing.

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@soriena2 @jkenney https://t.co/JsgFpX5Q4c

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

Glad to hear the discussion about $/t GHG reduction. Nice to know that I’m not the only one struggling with the ridiculousness.

As someone with a company that offers market ready, scalable solutions at $80-110/t GHG, without any subsidy, I’m supremely frustrated.

[The Hub @TheHubCanada]

‘The call is coming from inside the house’: The Roundtable react to Poilievre’s struggles as Carney surges. https://t.co/pxjolFeVXw

[The Hub @TheHubCanada]

‘The call is coming from inside the house’: The Roundtable react to Poilievre’s struggles as Carney surges. https://t.co/pxjolFeVXw

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@coldxman The flip side of corrupt is not moral purity.

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@Markmanson I think resentment is more insidious. Perhaps resentment is the compound interest on conversation we are not aware we need to have.

Awareness comes through self reflection which can be frightening.

[Mike Rutter @MikeDRutter]

@Cmdr_Hadfield @Soph_astro Amazing!

I often imagine being on a space walk. However, it’s typically when I’m doing something very mechanically and physically challenging. I imagine how much harder it would be on a space walk, I get over myself and keep going.

It’s useful.