Stormy weather in the PNW this weekend! I caught a pretty rainbow yesterday… always chasing rainbows. ♥️💛🩵 #PNW #Photography #Rainbows

CBC Indigenous A new report reveals that more than half of the 132 Indigenous women interviewed in Quebec were sterilized without their consent. The findings detail decades of obstetrical violence and systemic racism, prompting Indigenous leadership to demand a formal government apology.

secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/... In 48 hours Israel could face real consequences for its push towards total West Bank annexation and the horrific wave of settler violence against Palestinian families. PLEASE SIGN

In Turkey, a cat comes to an elderly man who earns his living by cleaning shoes at the same time every morning. He asks to have his fur brushed, and the man never refuses. Original post

🎵 I'm a believer an upbeat song on why personal #ClimateAction matters PL RP🩷💚💙 @jasrand8.bsky.social @zymplex.bsky.social @gooddonald.bsky.social @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social @armyvet288.bsky.social @drcaberry.bsky.social @the-bigger-picture.bsky.social @doglips13.bsky.social @54lab.bsky.social

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open.substack.com/pub/maidinca... We’ve been working on a new resource for people who want to know more about recognizing, understanding, and responding to MAiD misinformation.

open.substack.com/pub/maidinca... Very often, we hear only one side of the story, while the perspectives of the patient and MAiD provider are left untold or incomplete.

35 hrs of work every month without getting paid?! Apparently, flight attendants are expected to work a bunch of hours without pay. How is this allowed? The NDP just introduced a bill to change that – please sign this and share. social.cupe.ca/s/dka2vIan

May 5 is Red Dress Day, the national day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Winnipeg Free Press columnist Niigaan Sinclair shares his thoughts on the upcoming day as the crisis of MMIWG continues. Watch more on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/T9fg2qUm3Y4

Shima Enaga, also known as the Japanese Snow Fairy, which is a subspecies of the long-tailed tit

This wonderful, incredibly smart woman. 🏆❤️

The Narwhal is launching a series today called Who Pays? It’s about the connections between the environment and the economy in Canada and who pays $146 billion: Health Canada’s estimate of the cost of air pollution-related illnesses in 2018. thenarwhal.ca/series/who-p...

With the new Liberal majority, they can now push through legislation. However, AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse hopes that actually means finally moving on long overdue laws and protections for First Nations. Read more on tonight’s Nation to Nation.

A study done by Ontario’s electricity operator found that wind and solar energy combined with battery storage can meet about 99.5% of Ontario’s electricity demand. Renewables can power Ontario’s future. Let's put #RenewablesON! act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/188460/...

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Let’s show up for Canada’s public services. Join us at foryoucanada.ca and pledge your support!

Global Report Confirms Planetary Threshold Crossed on SDC News: An international coalition of scientists declared that the world’s coral reefs have officially crossed a climate tipping point—becoming the first major Earth system to enter irreversible decline. “The reefs are gone as we knew them.”

Guy in the coffeehouse complimented my knitting and it turns out he knows how to knit (!) because a bunch of elder gay men in a Seattle coffeehouse adopted him and taught him how and that just sounds like the most impossibly charmed life.

Well done Spain. "The new plan, worth €7 billion, triples government investment in public housing over the next four years. It ensures that subsidised housing cannot be reclassified after a few years. It also includes help for young renters and home buyers" www.euronews.com/business/202...

There really is no such thing as race. We all came from Africa. We are all of the same stardust. We are all going to live and die on the same planet, a Pale Blue Dot in the vastness of space. We have to work together. — Bill Nye

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in Costa Rica. Photo taken by Florian Kuster. #KeelBilledToucan #toucan #bird #costarica #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #birds #centralamerica #americas #bsky

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secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/... The tiny Pacific island nation, Vanuatu, is bringing a landmark global climate resolution to a vote at the UN in just a few weeks, but the US is pushing them to withdraw.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RrW... Doug Ford should be made to watch this video. Nuclear power is a blight, severe and destructive and can be used for military purposes

protestdougford.com/about/ Some of us may sneak away from Earthfest to participate

transitionawayconference.com/about The objective of the Conference is to initiate a concrete process through which a coalition of committed countries... advance enabling pathways to implement a progressive transition away from fossil fuels creating sustainable societies and economies.

<div>The Ontario government’s announced intention to abandon committee hearings on Bill 97 and proceed to third reading and immediate passage of the bill in the legislature is an abomination. share.nwmd.social/s/TMn0E0KD

Fossil Fuels Are Not The Future….

'What we have learned through recent reporting confirms what our Elders and our leaders and our nations have said for generations — that the RCMP have always monitored our First Nations leadership...' says AMC Grand Chief Kyra Wilson.

Mamdani: Democratic socialism viable anywhere. “...this is a politics that can flourish anywhere, because there is only one majority in this country – that’s the working class, and it’s time we have a politics that puts them at the heart of [public policy]..." www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani...

There’s already a date onboard for a general strike May 1st, National Strike No work, no school, no shopping www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...

You’re probably going to hear a lot about what the rich really pay in taxes today. This chart tells the real story.

After big dams on the upper Klamath River in far northern CA were removed in 2024, Chinook (king) salmon migrated upstream for the first time in 100+ years--and now they have hatched.

Indigenous youth bring Ontario mining, treaty rights fight to UN www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/15/n... Youth in action! Awesome!

"A well-articulated argument against a new data center in Ohio" (1/2) Source (video not split here): old.reddit.com/r/interestin...

She’s part of the sea now. Love ya mom.

Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich. Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else. The state of Trump's union. [@itep.org]

Tailor Bird sews leaves together with plant fibre to form its nest!

River Run Rally 2026 🌊🌊🌊 Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 12pm | Toronto RSVP: freegrassy.net/river-run-20... Join Grassy Narrows youth and community members as they travel 1,700km to demand mercury justice #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows

You can't escape the gov't's "Protect Ontario" ads. But you won’t hear this in them: ➡️ Rising electricity costs #onpoli www.cleanairalliance.org/help-us-push...

Build Canada’s east-west power grid with renewable energy. Help us support the cause > dsfdn.org/BuildCanadas...

I couldn't breathe because I was laughing so hard. That bird's an asshole! 😂😂😂😂😂 Best with volume up.

In a country-first move, New Westminster has passed a bylaw requiring landlords to ensure at least one room in every rental unit stays at or below 26°C during extreme heat, making safe, liveable housing a non-negotiable. #extremeheat #municipal #bc #climate

We are excited to have Eagle Flight Singers back to Earthfest London. They will be at Centre Court in Citi Plaza from 12:00 - 12:30pm. Gordon provides an excellent introduction to each of the songs/dances. Check out the entire line up at our website www.earthfestlondon.ca/performers/ #ldnont

@microsoft.com can’t claim to be a leader on climate and then build out massive fossil-fuel facilities that emit millions of tons of climate pollution and poison the people living next door. Except that's exactly what they're doing.

Sometimes the Cormorant is black in colour. At other times, brown or with a hint of indigo. If lucky, you will see all of these colours at the same time. Then, there is the structure of the feathers. A cormorant. #UKWildlife #BirdOfTheDay #Feathers #Birds #Photography #ECK #WildlifePhotography