The real reason Mark Carney wants to build so many AI data centres?
@jenstden.bsky.social and I report on internal govt documents explaining one of the top 'public policy benefits to Canada' of data centres is they 'provide markets' for gas producers.
www.desmog.com/2026/06/11/m... @desmog.com
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For Pride I ask you to look at what I think is one of the most powerful pieces of queer art.
Electric Fan (Feel it Motherfuckers)
By John Boskovich
From "Julián", the new feature film by Cartoon Saloon studio (Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers...), directed by Louise Bagnall.
Set to premiere this month at Annecy Festival.
First clip >> deadline.com/2026/06/cart...
Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains.
www.desmog.com
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Eoin Higgins
Geoff Dembicki
Hey! Rebel Goose is putting together a science fiction graphic novel anthology which wants comics that confront the problems of AI (chatbots, robots, virtual reality, etc.) in the style of "Black Mirror" and "The Twilight Zone." The anthology pays $125/page.
www.rebelgoosebooks.com/callforcomics
If you're visiting Ottawa for the first time, you need to know it's muggy and sweltering here in the summer in a way that seems impossible for how cold our winters are.
We get a literal 80C temperature difference from season to season.
