In a preview of what Dear Justin wants to occur in Canuckistan, Mark Steyn has oarted ways with GB News.

7.8 earthquake strikes near Gaziantep, Turkey. First reports show major damage and people trapped in fallen buildings sending out videos asking for help.

The damage the earthquake has caused is so sad. It’s destroyed tower blocks and houses. Hopefully they’ll find everyone safe and sound #Gaziantep #Turkey pic.twitter.com/BQq5AtCd1B

— Joe (@JBCOYS99) February 6, 2023

Huge fire raging in the city of Kahramanmaraş,

Major damage in Syria as well.

Trouble in SWindlesville: Interesting slide from Siemens Gamesa, the 2nd world’s largest manufacturer of wind turbines. It reports that onshore turbine orders dropped 46.3% y-on-y in the last quarter. And the cost of those turbines (€ per MWh) went up 25% y-on-y 

Report here (pdf)

RIP Bobby Hull.

I had the chance to shake Bobby Hull's hand when I was 5. He came to our school in Arcola when he was in town to sell steers. That was in the original 6 days so a very big deal for me.

— Kevin Sinclair (@kevinsinclairsk) January 30, 2023

Shared in the comments: Bobby Hull ice hockey player working on the farm and smoking his cigar

That's a lot of camera angles.#WhiteWilderness

— Katewerk (@katewerk) January 23, 2023

h/t marc in calgary

Reuters;

A U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system outage is leading to delays at airports across the country due to ‘ground stops’, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said on Wednesday.

The FAA said that it was working to restore a system that alerts pilots to hazards and changes to airport facilities and procedures that had stopped processing updated information.

“The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system following an outage. While some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited,” it said on Twitter.

FAA has ordered all donestic departures grounded until 9am Eastern.

Related: Fly the diversity skies.

Confirmed: Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of El Chapo, was captured in a military operation in Sinaloa, Mexico.

Sinaloa Cartel hitmen swarmed the closest airport, hoping to intercept and free him.

Footage from onboard an AeroMexico flight that was shot at whilst taxiing for pic.twitter.com/TX1d862CO5

— Queen of Seventeen 1️⃣7️⃣✝️❤️ (@AreYouAwaQe) January 5, 2023

Reports of violence and looting on Twitter: Recapture of Ovidio Guzmán leads to a day of terror in various cities of Sinaloa; AMLO in baby and now he did not release it. Reserved forecast effects in Sonora; drug blockade in Ciudad Obregón. Sporting events, flights are suspended. The Entretelones go

Another thread here. And also here (h/t Edward Teach)

.@S_Guilbeault electric car mandate is worth at least $99 billion "and will lead to a loss of consumer choice," new @EnvironmentCa records show. Not a typo. $99B. https://t.co/MDieHaMdtg #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/ljAbdIPrl9

— Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa) January 3, 2023

Pretty darned cool..

This photo is of I90 near Kadoka, SD. This is why the Interstate remains closed. pic.twitter.com/ynLU4ydk5B

— Tea Storm Chasers (@TeaStormChaser) December 23, 2022

More.

Buffalo, NY: Sounds like a bad situation overnight into this morning with hundreds trapped in their vehicles in dangerous blizzard conditions with no emergency services able to respond. Hopefully before the band heads back south people can get to a warm shelter

Did I forget to mention that price spiked at its maximum $1,000 per megawatt, again? And the province is shutting down its last exclusively coal units in a few weeks? The net result is Alberta, one of the most energy-rich places on the planet, just had its third ‘grid alert’ this month, asking people to reduce their power usage at supper last night.
Check it out here.

In its continuing series on lithium development in Saskatchewan, there’s some significant issues. The first is commercializing a process known as Direct Lithium Extraction, without which the whole idea is going nowhere. The next issue is primacy of rights when it comes to mineral development – whose rights trump whom? And then there’s the government response to the rights issue. But if we can work these things out, there’s serious potential for a multi-billion dollar industry here on the bald prairie.

And I’m not eating petri dish slime.

COP15 on biodiversity has brought thousands of delegates to Montreal to address critical issues our planet is facing. […]

The “diet and overconsumption” motion, which really entails the reduction of animal protein consumption, is supported by the EU, but opposed by Paraguay, Argentina and Canada. The motion itself appears to be largely inspired by the EAT-Lancet “planetary health diet,” half of which is comprised of fruit and vegetables, with whole grains, unsaturated plant oils, and plant-sourced proteins also playing a large role. Animal protein, including dairy and eggs, would represent about 10% of the diet, that’s it.
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Our animal protein industry’s GDP contribution exceeds well over $60 billion. More critically, our dairy industry’s contribution to our economy exceeds $20 billion annually and relies on a government-sanctioned quota system for its protection. Same for poultry and eggs. This regime has been incredibly safeguarded by all political stripes in Ottawa over the last 50 years. No wonder Canada is against it, and very few see that changing anytime soon. sBut, of course, you never know with Ottawa these days.

Alberta passes the Sovereignty Act. Andrew Coyne hardest hit.