Authors:

• Chris Hugenholtz | Professor, Geography, University of Calgary
• Coleman Vollrath | PhD Candidate in Physical Geography, University of Calgary
• Thomas Barchyn | Researcher, Geography, University of Calgary
• Zhenyu Xing | Postdoctoral Associate, University of Calgary

Governments in Canada’s major oil and gas producing provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, have touted their efforts in recent years to reduce methane emissions.

Methane is a greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere at oil and gas facilities through leaks, vents, maintenance activities and incomplete combustion. Methane traps significantly more heat than carbon dioxide, making it a potent climate pollutant.

We set out to independently verify if government claims of decreasing oil and gas methane emissions were accurate. Our new study shows that the answer is yes — but with important caveats and valuable lessons for Canada’s energy sector.

We studied satellite observations between 2019 and 2023 to understand how methane emissions rates in Canada’s main oil-producing region were changing. We focused on the heavy oil belt near Lloydminster, Alta., where a distinctive extraction method known as CHOPS (cold heavy oil production with sand) has long been associated with notable methane emissions.

CHOPS brings a mix of oil, water, sand and gas to the surface. The oil is collected, but the co-produced gas — which is mainly methane — has historically been vented or flared.

Satellite data shows methane emissions are declining in part of Canada’s oil patch, but more monitoring is needed

Satellites can be used to independently monitor emissions, helping to better understand emissions in regions where ground-based or other data are lacking.

^{The Conversation}

ridealso.com/blogs/all/introdu…

Mobility company with Rivian connection.

Introducing the TM-B – ALSO

Move beyond.

^ridealso.com

Over the last few years, IPTV has grown from a niche technology into one of the main ways people watch live television.
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Early voter turnout is exceeding expectations in California’s Nov. 4 special election over redrawing the state’s congressional districts, a Democratic-led effort to counter Republican attempts to keep Congress under GOP control.

“We’re seeing some pretty extraordinary numbers of early votes that have already been cast, people sending back in their ballots,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a livestream with former President Obama on Wednesday.

More than 3.4 million mail ballots have been returned as of Wednesday, with votes from Democrats outpacing ballots from Republicans and Californians registered as not having a party preference, according to a ballot tracker run by Democratic strategist Paul Mitchell. Mitchell is deeply involved in the Democratic effort, and drafted the proposed congressional districts on the Nov. 4 special election ballot.

Voter turnout exceeds expectations in California Prop. 50 special election

Over 3 million mail ballots have been returned in the special election about redrawing congressional districts. Political observers were surprised.

^{Seema Mehta (Los Angeles Times)}

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/23/politics/eric-adams-nyc-mayoral-endorsement

Sensitive content Clicca per aprire/chiudere

Prosegue su Rai 1 il racconto di Noi del Rione Sanità, la serie di Luca Miniero con Carmine Recano nei panni di Don Giuseppe Santoro. Dopo l’esordio all’insegna del coraggio civile, la seconda puntata alza la posta: il progetto teatrale prende forma tra entusiasmi e fratture, mentre nel quartiere torna a farsi sentire la violenza. Il carisma del boss Mariano diventa una minaccia concreta per i più giovani, a partire da Massimo, che scivola nel suo raggio d’influenza.

LE ANTICIPAZIONI: Noi del Rione Sanità, anticipazioni seconda puntata di giovedì 30 ottobre 2025: la violenza riesplode, Massimo nella rete di Mariano

Noi del Rione Sanità (30 ottobre 2025): anticipazioni seconda puntata, orario e dove vederla

Anticipazioni della seconda puntata di Noi del Rione Sanità (30 ottobre 2025): il progetto teatrale cresce, la violenza riesplode e Massimo finisce nella rete di Mariano.

^{Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)}

Good evening everyone.
Mobilizon is an interesting alternative to EventBrite developed by the French collective Framasoft.
I recently noticed that NodeBB can't see #Mobilizon events.
Of course, I didn't expect NodeBB to be able to see and manage events (mark them as accepted, rejected, or "unclear"), like Friendica, for example.
Mastodon, however, while it can't "manage" events, can view them and allows you to follow the users who publish them.

I've noticed that NodeBB can't see Friendica events either, nor those produced by the federated platform "Gancio."

Can anyone explain to me what could be causing this incompatibility? Is it a "protection" feature of NodeBB, or a problem with the format in which #ActivityPub events are published?

Have a good evening, and thanks in advance.

Today, Microsoft introduced Mico, a new and more personal avatar for the AI-powered Copilot digital assistant, which the company describes as human-centered.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/meet-the-new-clippy-microsoft-unveils-copilots-mico-avatar/

“Your name was brought up.”

VIDEO: FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester

^{Ken Klippenstein}

0.3.1c Hotfix

• Fixed an issue where items could not be placed in Merchant's Tabs when first entering a Hideout instance.

Early Access Patch Notes - 0.3.1c Hotfix - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

^{Path of Exile}

We're excited to bring you the announcements from GGG Live, where we'll be revealing our new Path of Exile expansion, Keepers of the Flame! In this news post we've put together links to everything that is being announced during the livestream. We'll be updating this news post for your reference as the livestream progresses.

0.3.1c Patch Notes

• Added support for the new Supporter Packs.
• Fixed an issue where some players could not enter their hideout after logging in on a different platform.

Early Access Patch Notes - 0.3.1c Patch Notes - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

^{Path of Exile}

Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any significant role in their ecosystem.

The paper is here

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/climate/coral-bleaching-florida-staghorn-elkorn.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vk8.e9nX.L0_0H3265ANL

The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/climate/trump-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-oil-drilling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vk8._wbJ.4-HVlqkk1bnx

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/trump-re-opens-alaska-s-arctic-coastal-plain-to-oil-drilling?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTI0ODYwNSwiZXhwIjoxNzYxODUzNDA1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNExKSU9HUDlWRDAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDMkYxNDM5NTYzRjg0QTBFOEIxNzA5MzY0RjMyQ0JFOCJ9.SVLeDRlrxPrPjOneU_yTzq4wAVS6ok_Y-rBsJ9BI_QQ

Authors:

• Dr. Andrea Wagner | Associate Professor, Political Science, MacEwan University
• Anna Brigevich | Associate Professor of European Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Excerpt:

The rise of populist leaders has drawn significant attention over the past two decades. Around the world, they have reshaped politics, from Donald Trump in the United States to Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Marine Le Pen in France, Giorgia Meloni in Italy, Santiago Abascal in Spain and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.

These leaders often rise to power by promising to speak for “the people” against the established “corrupt elites.” But our recent research shows that not all populist voters want the same things.

Our study examined public opinion data from nine countries to better understand what drives support for “strongman” populist leaders. The findings reveal that there are two very different kinds of populist attitudes, and the authoritarian variety most strongly predicts whether people will support a leader who is willing to bend the rules.

The article is short, and worth a read if you are curious about the results of the study or which country fell into which category. I started copying in more excerpts into this post and ended up copying 90% of the article.

Why some populist supporters want a strong-arm leader and others just want change

Defending democracy requires more than just countering populism in general. It requires recognizing and addressing the authoritarian currents that run through some forms of populist politics.

^{The Conversation}

Today, a spokesperson for Oversight Democrats released the following statement on their investigation into the Department of Homeland Security after reports that at least 170 U.S. citizens have been unlawfully detained by the agency.

“Oversight Democrats have launched an investigation into the unlawful detention of American citizens by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security.

We’re establishing a misconduct tracker to systematically document abuse and civil rights violations by this administration — including cases where ICE has detained U.S. citizens and violated federal law. The tracker documents unconstitutional actions after they occur — it is not a live location tool. Creating this kind of investigatory record is routine and essential in any oversight inquiry.

We’re not tracking officers’ locations or putting anyone at risk. We’re publishing records to expose patterns of misconduct and to build a transparent public record for the American people. Our work will always protect the public, law enforcement, and the Constitution,” said Sara Guerrero, spokesperson for Oversight Democrats

Oversight Democrats’ Statement on New Tool to Document ICE Misconduct Across the Country as 170 American Citizens Illegally Detained by DHS

^{The Committee on Oversight and Accountability Democrats}

Two federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members of their staff used artificial intelligence to help prepare recent court orders that Grassley called "error-ridden."

In letters released by Grassley's office on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate in Mississippi and U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals in New Jersey said the decisions in the unrelated cases did not go through their chambers' typical review processes before they were issued.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/two-federal-judges-say-use-ai-led-errors-us-court-rulings-2025-10-23/

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/108429/microsofts-gaming-copilot-watches-you-game-and-captures-that-data-for-model-training/index.html

In a two-sentence order on Wednesday, the Atlanta-based Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion by federal government lawyers requesting that the appellate court pause proceedings in a case that halted a lower court decision shuttering operations at the controversial facility.

The federal lawyers in their motion stated that the shutdown prevented them from working. “The motion to stay the appeal is GRANTED. The movant is DIRECTED to promptly file a notice with the Court when the purpose for the stay is obviated,” the appellate court decision stated without any further explanation.

While most video screens such as those on our phones, TVs, and stadium jumbotrons seem to improve in resolution on a monthly basis, there has been an issue in improving the resolution of the tiny screens required in virtual reality apps. The problem is that as the screen moves closer to the human eye, the pixels that comprise it need to get smaller and smaller. Yet, if pixels get too small, their function starts to degrade and the image suffers. On a micro-LED screen, for example, pixels can't get much smaller than one micrometer wide before losing their ability to render a clear, crisp image.

So instead of relying on pixels, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg and Uppsala University in Sweden turned to a different technique. They created what they've termed "metapixels" out of tungsten oxide, a material that can switch from being an insulator to a metal based on its electrical state. The metapixels reflect light differently based on their size and how they're arranged, and can be manipulated by an electrical current. In a way, they function much like the pigments in bird's feathers, which can take on different colors based on how the light is hitting them.

The fact that metapixels don't need a light source eliminates the problems that video pixels take on when they get too small such as color bleeding and issues with uniformity.

!remindme 30 years

It's cool tech, but if it could actually replace displays, get ready for the patents to be bought up and buried so we can keep selling glowing rectangles with tons of e-waste, as god intended.

Retina e-paper promises screens 'visually indistinguishable from reality'

In what could be an industry shifting breakthrough, researchers have created a screen about the size of a human pupil with a resolution that breaks through the limits of pixels.

^{Michael Franco (New Atlas)}

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, a McAllen Republican bracing for a tough reelection battle next year, has signed onto a letter with 12 others in her party that pushes House Speaker Mike Johnson to deal with looming cost increases for people insured through the Affordable Care Act.

​“Allowing these tax credits to lapse without a clear path forward would risk real harm to those we represent,” the members wrote in the letter. “Nevertheless, we must chart a conservative path that protects working families in our districts across the country who rely on these credits.”

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/texas-republican-extend-obamacare-subsidies-21114636.php

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-22/china-s-deepseek-pushes-into-africa-making-ai-accessible-to-millions

https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-cyber-nuclear-russia-un-sanctions-28b6681541a62d809c52e0f2625febc9