Pamela Smith, supposedly the Chief of Police of Washington, DC, does not know what Chain of Command means. This DEI hire imbecile should be fired immediately.
Update: Pamela Smith’s job before become Chief of Police was Chief Equity Officer. She excels at word salads like another DEI hire, Kamala Harris.
Taken at the corner of 22nd and HWY 7 today, Saskatoon (west side) .
Our internet is mostly down at the moment.
Because it rained.
Because Sasktel.
We’re experiencing problems with the commenting function sending posts to a “forbidden” page, so just sit tight. You haven’t done anything wrong.
Update: The problem has been corrected, thanks for your patience!
Food Ingredients- Lactalis to close down Canada facility citing decline in plant-based beverage segment
Lactalis is set to close its plant-based beverage facility in Sudbury, Canada, just over a year after it officially reopened. The decision has drawn criticism from worker unions, who deem the move “surprising and a letdown.”
BREAKING NEWS
USGS has upgraded the earthquake to a massive 8.7 magnitude!
The powerful quake struck off the eastern coast of Russia.
There is a serious tsunami threat.
Japan, Hawaii, and Alaska are on high alert.Story still developing…#earthquake #tsunami pic.twitter.com/RCCBgYiGER
— Manni (@ThadhaniManish_) July 30, 2025
…video out of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia of water receding.
TSUNAMI WARNING now issued for parts of Northern California
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov shows blip at Midway.
Traffic at a standstill in Hawaii, no thanks to Oprah.
Hawaii live cam. Should arrive around 1am Eastern.
Ryan Hall: This is what a real tsunami looks like. Over 2 meters of vertical displacement measured at Midway, a huge signal for deep water. Waves like this amplify near shore. Hawaii and other Pacific coasts: this one’s not minor.
Remain alert.
There is no threat for tsunami impacts in North Dakota.
If you are in a coastal area under threat however check https://t.co/7YxvShRdZr for up to date information and with local officials for any evacuation orders https://t.co/ycz4sXnZmE
— NWS Grand Forks (@NWSGrandForks) July 30, 2025
Turns out that AI may not be the replacement to mankind that we’ve been told it is:
The buzz about AI coding tools is unrelenting. To listen to the reports, startups are launching with tiny engineering teams, non-programmers are “vibe-coding” entire apps, and the job market for entry-level programmers is crashing. But according to a METR experiment conducted in the spring of 2025, there’s at least one cohort that AI tools still aren’t serving.
METR performed a rigorous study (blog post, full paper) to measure the productivity gain provided by AI tools for experienced developers working on mature projects. The results are surprising everyone: a 19 percent decrease in productivity. Even the study participants themselves were surprised: they estimated that AI had increased their productivity by 20 percent. If you take away just one thing from this study, it should probably be this: when people report that AI has accelerated their work, they might be wrong!
Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, California, 1942.
June 30 Update: Shooter identified as WESS ROLEY, age 20, history of violence and mental health issues.
Breaking 2: The shooter has been found deceased, sounds like it’s over.
BREAKING: Multiple firefighters shot in apparent ambush while responding to brush fire in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho … at least nine firefighters and two police officers were shot. Police are reporting shots from multiple directions.
Update: FBI, DHS, and the US Forest Service now on the scene.
Four dead now reported, multiple suspects.
Follow the search results for “Idaho FBI” on X, but proceed with caution. These events bring out fakery and engagement seekers. This Youtube channel is following live.
Idaho active shooting: Firefighters ambushed while responding to fire. 2 dead so far. bodies still on mountain. “Actively taking sniper fire.”
“We are prepared to neutralize this suspect (or suspects.)”
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 30, 2025
SciTech Daily: In a follow-up investigation into the multibillion-dollar drug ticagrelor, The BMJ has identified new concerns.
For more than a decade, the multibillion dollar drug ticagrelor (Brilinta in the US and Brilique in Europe) has been recommended in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome. As generic versions of the antiplatelet drug prepare to launch this year, The BMJ has investigated the evidence underpinning the drug’s approval and continued use. In our first story we revealed serious data integrity problems in the PLATO study, the 18 000 patient randomised trial that brought ticagrelor to market.1
The BMJ now turns its attention to two key supporting AstraZeneca studies that convinced doctors of ticagrelor’s ability to rapidly and consistently inhibit platelets—critical for managing patients following percutaneous coronary intervention. Our investigation was based on interviews with trial investigators and platelet experts and access to the underlying trial data submitted to regulators, as well as readouts from laboratory equipment used in the studies. We found evidence that the trials were inaccurately reported. In one instance AstraZeneca’s trial failed to show statistical significance, but was published in a leading cardiology journal as significant. Extraordinarily, most investigators, including the principal investigator and the drug company, were unreachable or declined to be interviewed. The findings raise even deeper questions over the approval and decade long use of the drug.
BREAKING: US stocks rise to an all-time high just months after plunging on worries about tariffs – AP
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 27, 2025
Featured comment by Orsen, in the comments;
A couple things going under the radar:
Back in February, the oil refineries in the US started a slow turn. Margin refineries (these are the ones that go about 50/50 Heavy crude/ Light sweet crude) started moving towards Light sweet crude. Decisions were being made for future alterations. Canada provides about 70% of their Heavy Crude for US refining. However, there is a slow move towards refining light sweet crude which is the US basic resource. It’s an expensive switch, and a slow moving one. But, that’s the trend.
Now, today, Marco Rubio (and Trump) announced the end of the war in the Congo with Rwanda. That’s sort of a peripheral issue no one can really relate to as directly effecting us here. However, take a look at the primary export of Rwanda (and keep in mind that Trump and Rubio usually approach these conflicts economically). The primary export is Niobium. This is a chemical used to strengthen stainless steel. It is used primarily to harden oil pipelines and well structures. Just saying. Negotiating positions are ALWAYS fluid.
The new cruiseferry of STENA LINE has been taken off the Holyhead-Dublin route for repairs and maintenance due to engine problems – just 4 months after entering service. The ship Stena Estrid (building cost EUR 185 million) started on the route in January 2020 after being built at China’s AVIC Weihai Shipyard performing its maiden voyage as Storm Brendan raged.
Via Harman Bhangu;
The Stena Estrid broke down just months after launch—engine failure, pulled off route, major delays.
It was built at AVIC Weihai Shipyard—now called China Merchants Jinling, the same state-owned yard the NDP just hired to build BC’s new ferries.
Eby is outsourcing billions to a shipyard with a track record of breakdowns—and ties to China’s military-industrial complex.
The right people got paid, that’s all that matters.
Tragic news out of Minnesota:
Minnesota Superintendent Drew Evans says officers received a call at 02:00 local time this morning regarding the incident involving State senator John Hoffman and his wife.
Evans says another call was placed to police at 03:35, when officers were proactively checking on Democratic politician Melissa Hortman.
Police believe the gunman was impersonating a police officer and escaped after exchanging fire with officers who responded to the attacks.
Update: Police are currently looking for the alleged shooter.
Just a quick reminder that Canadian Truckers are badasses.
The Los Angeles riots are not organic:
Nick Shirley reports live from the streets of L.A.
Windless Wednesday in Alberta as output falls to 0.1 per cent, while Nova Scotia pitches powering a quarter of the country with wind.
B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment.
Brian Zinchuk on Evan Bray: Energy superpower, energy corridors and bitumen
Today Gord Magill interviews Humboldt Saskatchewan trucker and Canadian trucking legend, Kim Wylie. Kim became known for this viral video he made after the Humboldt tragedy.
Voice Of GO(r)D is honored to bring you Mr Kim Wylie, a veteran trucker from Humboldt, Saskatchewan (yes, that Humboldt) who, like myself, is doing what he can to raise alarm bells about the state of the industry, and offer policy solutions to improve life for all of us out on the road. Working with friend and former guest of the show, Trent Lalonde, Kim is highlighting issues with training and licensure of truckers, and despite difficulty in getting policy makers in Saskatchewan to listen, seem to be making headway next door in Alberta, where discussions of recognizing truckers with trade certification are happening in earnest.
