thomas e fleming

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Flat graphic illustration: a solid black whale silhouette swims through mottled cornflower-blue water in the lower-left of the frame. A jagged, fractured white and pale lavender-blue ice shelf — built from interlocking low-poly triangle and diamond facets — extends in from the top and right edges; two small triangular shards have calved away and drift separately in the blue below.
British Prime Minister David Cameron at a podium with a worried whoopsish expression on his face, the sign on the podium says “Let’s stick together”.
A circular infographic titled “The World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds,” sourced from the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. The chart displays the top sovereign wealth funds as pie-like segments, each decorated with the flag of its country. Funds are categorized by region: Europe (blue), Asia (red), and Middle East (green). The funds listed, with their approximate assets under management, are: Norway Government Pension Fund Global ($1.7 trillion), China Investment Corporation ($1.3 trillion), SAFE Investment Company — China ($1.1 trillion), Abu Dhabi Investment Authority — UAE ($1.1 trillion), Kuwait Investment Authority ($1.0 trillion), Public Investment Fund — Saudi Arabia ($925 billion), GIC Private Limited — Singapore ($801 billion), Badan Pengelola Investasi Daya Anagata Nusantara — Indonesia ($600 billion), Qatar Investment Authority ($526 billion), and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Investment Portfolio ($514 billion). A definition at the bottom reads: “A sovereign wealth fund is a government-owned investment fund, typically financed by revenue from natural resources or trade surpluses.”
Animated 3D VFX loop of a cylindrical, glass-bodied battery charging against a near-black background. A glowing teal lightning bolt icon is centred on the battery's face. The animation shows luminous green particle energy — resembling turbulent liquid or plasma — rising from the bottom of the transparent casing upward, filling the battery as it charges. The particles churn and swirl with an organic, fluid quality, casting green light onto the surrounding dark surface. The battery's rim glows with a green outline that brightens as the energy level rises.
Figure of the day: Nine Minutes The time it takes BYD'd new electric car to fully charge.
An animated illustration cycling through different soft-boiled egg characters, each sitting in a white egg cup against a warm yellow background. A spoon enters from the upper right and taps the top of each egg, cracking the shell. The eggs each have distinct cartoon personalities — including a happy kawaii egg with curved eyes and a tiny heart-shaped mouth with its shell cracked open, a wincing kawaii egg with closed eyes reacting to being tapped, and a smug distinguished-looking egg wearing a bow tie with a sly smile and round nose.
An animated isometric illustration showing a black frying pan with an egg cooking inside it. The egg launches out of the pan with its shell still intact, landing next to two already-prepared soft-boiled egg halves showing a yellow yolk, and an egg cup holding a shell. The newly arrived egg still has its shell on, as if freshly cooked and not yet peeled. All set against a light teal background.
Chart showing Fervo Energy’s geothermal drilling performance improvements over time. The graph plots depth (0-15,000 feet) against days to reach total depth (0-70 days). Multiple drilling attempts are shown with lines progressing from oldest (darkest) to newest (lightest red). The Utah site shows older wells reaching approximately 14,000 feet in 20-25 days. The Nevada site shows more recent wells reaching approximately 12,000 feet in 60-70 days, with the newest attempts demonstrating significantly improved drilling speeds. Source: Fervo Energy. Published in The Economist.“​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Area chart showing Northern Hemisphere sea ice extent in March from 1979 to present, measured in million square kilometers. The chart shows a clear declining trend from approximately 16.5 million square km in 1979 to around 14 million square km in recent years, with notable year-to-year variability throughout the period. The overall decline represents a loss of approximately 2.5 million square kilometers of spring sea ice coverage over roughly four decades.
Album cover featuring the four Beatles members walking in a line across orange and yellow radiating sunburst rays. The background shows a vibrant sun-ray pattern emanating outward. Text at the top reads ‘HERE COMES THE SUN’ in white letters and ‘THE BEATLES’ in black letters. The members are dressed in casual 1960s attire - one in denim, two in black suits, and one in a white suit.
Brookfield Our strategy will succeed by investing in the technologies that will deliver clean, abundant, and low-cost energy and transition solutions that underpin the global economy. Connor Teskey CEO, Renewable Power & Transition
Alt text: A horizontal bar chart titled “As fragmented as they come” showing media-industry market concentration across selected countries in 2023. The chart uses the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index where 10,000 represents maximum concentration (one company owns all media). Countries are listed vertically from most fragmented to most concentrated: United States has the lowest concentration (around 300), followed by Denmark, Germany, Austria, South Korea, China, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, France, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Portugal, India, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico having the highest concentration (around 2,800). An arrow indicates “More concentrated” pointing to the right. The chart shows that contrary to the title’s suggestion, there is significant variation in media concentration levels across countries, with Mexico being notably more concentrated than the US. Source: Global Media and Internet Concentration Project.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
This is the album cover for “The Fat of the Land” by The Prodigy. The image shows a close-up of a large crab on wet sand at a beach. The crab appears to be a mud crab or similar species, with a dark shell and prominent claws raised upward. Water droplets glisten on its surface, and orange/red coral or seaweed fragments are scattered around it on the sandy shore. In the background, there’s a blurred seascape with waves and a blue sky. The Prodigy logo appears in the top left corner in white text within a black oval, and the album title “THE FAT OF THE LAND” is displayed in bold white capital letters below it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Screenshot of an iPhone widget for Toronto Lights showing the CN Tower silhouette against a blue to orange gradient background. The widget displays ‘Jul 25’ at the top, followed by ‘100th Anniversary of the Canadian Corp of Commissi…’ (text cut off), then ‘Blue, Orange and White’ describing the tower’s current lighting colors, and ‘+2 Other light show’ at the bottom. The widget title ‘Toronto Lights’ appears below the main content area.
This black and white album cover for "Wait & See" by Holy Ghost! shows a person in casual attire (white shirt and jeans with Converse sneakers) lying on a wooden floor among vinyl records and album sleeves. The person appears to be browsing through their record collection, with albums spread around them and stacked on shelves in the background. The Holy Ghost! logo appears at the top of the image in bold, angled text with a dotted grid effect, while "wait & see" is written in small text at the bottom of the cover. The monochromatic aesthetic gives the image a nostalgic, indie music feel.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
The CN Tower covered in colourful flowers against a blue sky with clouds. The urban skyline is visible in the background. AI image generated by Bing Chat.
A vast row of bicycles parked on a concrete surface, with Toronto’s skyline in the background, including the CN Tower. The scene is illuminated by soft sunlight, casting long shadows of the bikes. AI image generated by Grok.
Civics Project’s X profile page
Civics Project’s X profile page
A line graph titled "Ottawa’s outsourcing: Going up" shows the total external expenses on professional and special services in billions of dollars from fiscal year 2010 to 2024. The graph indicates a significant increase in expenses, peaking at $17.8 billion.
Infographic of Greenland’s actual size in comparison to Africa.
Image of Africa’s population growth 1950 to 2015.
International cover of The Economist magazine, January 11th - 17th, 2025
Animated image of colourful glitchy numbers and letters.
Chart comparing economic performance of US and Canada during the Premierships of Pierre and Justin Trudeau.
Graph showing increased share valuations of power grid equipment companies 2021 to 2024.
Chart showing global power grid investments, 2017 to 2030.
Two charts, one of declining energy storage costs and the other of increasing energy storage capacity.
Chart showing increase in African violence from years 2010 to 2024.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaking in front of Solar Panels placed on West Wing Roof of White House, announcing his solar energy policy, June 20, 1979. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Chart showing actual versus projected increase in global solar power capacity added per year
Chart showing screened passenger traffic at Canadian airports 2020 to 2024
Red map of Canada overlayed with purple text: Canadian Private Tech's US$100-million Annual Revenue, Club
Line chart showing Percentage change in Canadian non-farm weekly wages (YoY) over the past five years.
Image of a red up arrow with text “Canada’s average asking rent +20% Since September 2021”
Mark Carney
Photograph of Mélanie Joly
A black and white photo of Justin Trudeau the Canadian Prime Minister.
Top 10 YouTube songs in Canada for 2024.
Bar graph illustrating Canada's total annual exports from 2000 to 2022, showing values in billions of dollars. The graph differentiates between exports to the U.S. (purple bars) and exports to all other countries (light blue bars).
Animation from the Netflix documentary: The Bomb and The Cold War
Chart showing changing of US imports from Canada, China and Mexico for years 2014 to 2023
World map showing energy usage in 2023 by country.
Change in Latin American extraregional trade 2000 vs 2023, shifting from US to Chinese dominance.
A line graph titled "Vote Intention Tracker" displaying federal vote intentions over time for various political parties in Canada, including CPC, Liberal, NDP, BQ, and Green. The graph plots percentages on the vertical axis and dates along the horizontal
Claude.ai generated Christmas-themed bar chart of Walmart import data from 2022 to 2024, using React and Recharts.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
The number 25 with an asterisk against a pink, blue, purple digital water background by artist Pi-Slices
A chart titled "Better or worse off than your parents?" displays survey results by age group for 2024. It categorizes responses into four segments: "Better off," "About the same," "Worse off," and "Can't say.” Younger people are trending on feeling worse off.
An image of a Library Thing webpage featuring a tag cloud related to the author Michael Crichton, featuring keywords such as "adventure," "dinosaurs," "science fiction," "thriller," and "historical fiction," along with common knowledge information listing his legal name.
Economist chart of NATO member state defence spending
Graph showing vehicular travel time in Toronto for years 2014 to 2024.
Graph comparing color perception of green and blue hues. The left side indicates "Your green" and the right side indicates "Your blue," with a boundary marked at hue 176, showing that turquoise is perceived as green by a specific individual.
A chart titled "Different Divergences: How countries have polarised" displaying sentiment towards political parties in various countries. It features a horizontal axis showing sentiment scores (0 to 10) for the latest election and previous elections.