Pacific Sands Beach, Cox Bay, BC, Canada #Canada

This is one of the reasons I continue to mask.

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Trump is ignoring a judge's ruling, ignoring the sovereign right of governors to deploy their National Guard, ignoring the truth, lying about violence to justify his invasions.

Road rage incident in North Vancouver leaves one person in critical condition #Vancouver

Once upon a time, if a president head lied this brazenly, it would be considered a disgrace by both political parties

With respect, this just incorrect. While Mussolini systematically and brutally suppressed dissent, in the first years of fascism there was active dissent of many types. There was also on going underground resistance even when repression increased and more again especially after WWII began.

Trump Just Issued Two of His Most Dangerous Directives Yet The president is taking steps to criminalize being anti-Trump in America. It puts us all at risk. KIM WEHLE OCT 3 ∙ PREVIEW ∙ GUEST POST open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

We don't have to travel to find fall colour.

Imagine convincing yourself your country will achieve growth and prosperity by denying your workforce access to decent healthcare and education. The. Mind. Boggles.

Youre having a bad day when..... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

So, I’m driving along the #WestCoastHighway on #VancouverIsland, #BC 🇨🇦 one day when I make a wrong turn. And this is what I saw. And then I thought to myself: sometimes in life you get off the main road, even if at first it seems like a wrong turn, & something wondrous awaits ✨ #HunterFranklinPics

The anti-science and populist Alberta government being in charge of ending a teachers’ strike is sort of like an arsonist being in charge of ending a firemen’s strike.

Water lilies - 1907 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110461

“This climate of uncertainty has increased the cost of capital, reduced appetite for new investments and led to delayed or cancelled projects. Some lenders reported that projects in advanced financing stages were paused or abandoned altogether in response to recent announcements.”

Premier Tim Houston said it was “unfortunate” that First Nations people feel his government is disrespecting them. Also, it “appears the First Nations’ resolve to stay put and continue protecting Tqamuoweye’katik (Hunter’s Mountain) is growing.” Reported by @joanbaxter.bsky.social

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944

"This is another example of President Trump deceiving and distracting," @normeisen.bsky.social says of Trump's newest financial endeavor, TrumpRx, created to lower drug costs. "Some people watching this will have to pay tens of thousands of dollars more if they want to keep good healthcare." #Velshi

This struck a chord.

Prices rising largely as a result of the US imposing tariffs on Brazil, and Brazilian growers not selling to the market, forcing buyers to compete with alternate suppliers. Prices are not rising because of the size of the deficit, as Poilievre would have you believe.

Ukrainian Air Force says Russia's modified ballistic missiles are increasingly hard to intercept as US-made Patriot systems struggle to track them Ukraine needs multiple Patriots per city to cover multi-directional attacks but only has 7 batteries total euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/05/p...

The Indigenous Hockey Equipment Drive was back in full swing in #Barrie Saturday morning, delivering truckloads of new and used gear to Indigenous communities across the province. #Ontario www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/artic...

Wait. So Alberta’s federal income taxes don’t belong to Canada but BC’s coastline belongs to Alberta? What in the When It Suits Us kind of Trumpian thought pretzel is this now?

#SCC The Supreme Court of Canada is tracing its storied history, and somewhat humble beginnings, to mark its 150th anniversary this year. 'Proof and pledge of stability': Supreme Court of Canada marks 150 years. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/pro...

The forest is, for me, a temple, a cathedral of tree canopies and dancing light. ~ Jane Goodall ~ Image by Philip and Monica Noll

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is Ministry of Silly Walks. An American Crow always enjoys a good walk down the driveway especially when there are figs to pick! 🪶

Vaccine hesitancy = > nocebo response. "...the more respondents were vaccine-hesitant respondents the more likely they were to report [adverse events] and to rate them as severe..." COVID vaccine hesitancy & perceived post-vaccination adverse event www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Do you care about freedom? All I hear from my friends and family is crickets. If you won't listen to me about how serious this is, listen to Charlie. @charlieangus104.bsky.social #Bluesky #Politics #Democracy #Canadasky #Canada #cdnpoli #Boycotts #America #𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓜𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓝𝓮𝓽 youtu.be/OesHhhsHZBA?...

A Great Blue Heron, watching the morning tide come in and catching the early sun too. #Birds #Stunday 🪶 #Photography #EastCoastKin

Anastasiia Hrytsiv and her family were killed by the Russian strike on Lviv region last night. Anastasiia's school wrote about her death. She had her life ahead of her, but Russia's damned war against Ukraine took the lives of the whole family. Deepest condolences...

#ImageAndVerse "Between every two pines, there is a doorway to a new world." - John Muir I hope for a glimmer or two of beauty in your day 🌲✨🌲

Vessels from Vancouver Island gathered for a daylong oil spill drill near the U.S.-Canada intersection of the Juan de Fuca, where ships are forced to make an almost 90-degree-turn to either leave or head towards Canada’s busiest port.

Now, more than ever, we need to know our neighbours We tend to want to ‘keep to ourselves’, so few of us know who lives in the condo next door, never mind the house next door! This may mean you have annual ‘building’ parties - interacting with others - to get to know them as fellow human beings

"as we see delays in the rollout of CCS projects and more evidence that suggests most CCS installations do not work as well as anticipated, many are questioning whether investing in this type of decarbonisation is viable." oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...

Defence Minister Fuhr told host Vassy Kapelos the purchase is an “important decision,” and that Canada is under contract for 16 jets, which are “in various stages of being manufactured at the supplier in the U.S.” The remaining aircraft purchases are being reviewed www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

"Every time Canada inches forward, Pierre acts like somebody slipped broccoli onto his Stornoway dinner plate." Pierre would sacrifice Canada's well-being just for the chance to 'be the big boss' theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/pierre-poi...

Opening up of the Northwest Passage increases risk of foreign species entering Arctic waters, study says. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...

Heron let the world rush past... Rising above a world full of Arguing Geese and Raging Swan. #HeroneerTipOfTheDay

When I was a kid, the dedicated teachers at St. Rose School in Edmonton showed up every day to set my peers and I up for success. A few weeks ago, I had the chance to go back and thank the teachers doing the same for the next generation #WorldTeachersDay.

Big contrasts in EUROPE Exceptional cold in Italy and Balkans Record summer heat West and East: TURKEY >37C Minimums up to 26C SPAIN 36.6 Coin (near Malaga) Further South Minimum 28.9 St Louis SENEGAL : October :Record again! Next 2 days full summer in Spain & Portugal!

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny": Listen for dangerous words.

CFIA confirms death of #ostrich with 'pre-existing condition' at B.C. farm www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/cfi... The agency says the bird had a previous injury and a pre-existing condition that impacted its left leg and mobility, and was being treated by the owners for some time.

Bill C-2 is long over due - from 2016 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Landslides, a lighting strike and flooding triggered by severe rainfall killed at least 22 people in Nepal and 12 others were reported missing, officials said. https://cnn.it/46ULwsO

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Activists deported from Israel following their arrest in the aid flotilla to Gaza say they were treated 'like monkeys'.

Even the National Post can’t understand why the hell the Ford Government wants to eliminate School Board Trustees! Enough of this anti-education stupidity from the Ford Government! nationalpost.com/opinion/rand... #topoli #onpoli #onted

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Is everyone aware that the ostriches in question were raised for meat. They were scheduled to be killed anyway.

🇺🇦🌻🌿🌻Glory to the 🇺🇦 Ukrainian defenders ! #Ukraine #Europe