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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Must Ban Fetal Bovine Serum & Bovine Lipid Extract Collection
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#ca
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21 days ago
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End Horse Blood Farms: Stop importation of ECG serum to Canada
#ca
#canada
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21 days ago
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The Associated Press
27 days ago
She was born in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in March 1945, and is one of the youngest Holocaust survivors. Now 81, Ilana Kantorowicz Shalem is sharing her story for the first time.
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She was born in a concentration camp. A Holocaust survivor tells her story for the first time
Ilana Kantorowicz Shalem was born in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in March 1945, and is one of the youngest Holocaust survivors.
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Anne Applebaum
about 1 month ago
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trump-letter-to-norway/685676/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3zvj3GM7jjcl1aBdZ1V8ekk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Tom Nichols
about 1 month ago
Danish and Greenland ministers just left the White House. It did not go well. I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III. (Gifted.)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Most Dangerous Gambit
His irrational obsession with Greenland could lead to global conflict.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trump-greenland-risk-global-conflict/685616/?gift=_IXYI0Wrwnxuvm7JZ0fMfHIS37bmW6qvKfwBJXB4_F0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Jeff Goodell
about 1 month ago
" it is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
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Opinion | $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/opinion/trump-detroit-cars-electric-vehicle-climate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EVA.g0JV.XNvSwU8cnO7G&smid=bs-share
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Jeff Goodell
about 1 month ago
Terrific new Trump, Inc branding campaign launched by climate scientist
@jsmankin.bsky.social
: “Trump’s greenhouse gas emissions will cause Trump’s heat waves, Trump’s droughts, Trump’s floods, and Trump’s wildfires.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-climate-change-emissions-fuel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1A.sXlK.mzdWOCCt4G-J&smid=url-share
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Lots of Christina and Claudia bots. Report and block.
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Jeff Goodell
about 2 months ago
“We do need Greenland, absolutely."
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Trump: Delcy Rodríguez Might Be Next
The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro’s unless she complies with U.S. wishes.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-venezuela-maduro-delcy-rodriguez/685497/?gift=umMz0ol1HJkgiV7Dq4TNoTt-MEGd-g4dQncs2GJalXo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Fellow Canadians, please sign this petition to reduce, and eventually eliminate, animal use in research and regulatory testing.
#canada
#ca
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The war on DEI hits rock bottom.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman
A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/trump-times-new-roman-font-return-state-department
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#Canada
#ca
#CanadaSky
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Fellow Canadians! NO pipelines! Protect our oceans, wildlife and forests. Respect Indigenous rights. Tell Carney: Don’t ram a pipeline through the BC coast. Sign now ✏️
leadnow.ca/campaigns/sa...
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Don’t ram a pipeline through the BC coast - Leadnow
https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/saynopipeline/
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Anette Mossbacher Photography
3 months ago
Just had my fun writing some encounters I had with the funny
#meerkats
out in about 😉 Enjoy 😊
#photography
#wildlifephotography
#meerkats
#naturephotography
#wildanimals
#g+circle
#nature
#comedy
anettemossbacher.com/11-hilarious...
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11 Hilarious Meerkat Moments You Won’t Believe Are Real
Discover 11 hilarious meerkat moments from Botswana and South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. Real wild meerkat photos, funny stories and ethical wildlife photography tips.
https://anettemossbacher.com/11-hilarious-meerkat-moments-you-wont-believe-are-real/
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"In the 1930s, more than 200 species of fish were recorded in [Lake Manchar] waters. By 1998, only 32 remained. Since then, about a dozen more have vanished."
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Anne Applebaum
3 months ago
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/trumps-war-peace/685024/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3x5H8-x30wTOq6lDtv0xjW4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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All creatures great and small are paying the price for our stupidity.
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Whether string theory is right or wrong (it's way over my head), it's always a pleasure to listen to Brian Greene.
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NPR
3 months ago
An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military, with thousands serving in front-line roles, as Russia's war on Ukraine nears its fourth year — with no peace in sight.
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'No turning back': More and more Ukrainian women join the army to fight Russia
An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military, with thousands serving in front-line roles, as Russia's war on Ukraine nears its fourth year — with no peace in sight.
https://n.pr/4r8mS1d
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Whitewashing in action.
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ChrisO_wiki
4 months ago
1/ New photos of the gaudy decorations that Trump has installed in the White House have once again raised claims of "dictator chic". But actual dictators, past and present, haven't gone in for this kind of style. Read on to see the true inspiration.
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Lyle Lewis
4 months ago
Hawaiʻi has 18 plant species with only a single wild individual left. Dozens more around the world hang by the same thread. We count what’s visible but most extinctions happen before we even know the species exist, plants especially.
#SixthMassExtinction
www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2...
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These Hawaiʻi native plants are the last of their kind in the wild
Hawaiʻi has more endangered plants than all other U.S. states combined. Here's a look at some of the species that are so rare they only have a single wild plant left.
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2025-11-05/these-hawaii-native-plants-are-the-last-of-their-kind-in-the-wild
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Mike Hudema
4 months ago
The critically endangered Amur Leopard About 100 left in the wild. Nature is amazing. Protect it. 📹 itseriksen
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The Fake History Hunter
4 months ago
Dutch resistance member Selma van de Perre died last month. May she rest in peace.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/w...
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Hey fellow Canadians! Please stop behaving like assholes!
#CanadaSky
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#bluejays
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Jeff Goodell
10 months ago
Our world was built for a climate that no longer exists.
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Rail tracks to be painted white to stop overheating
Earlsfield in Surrey and Sevenoaks in Kent are among the most affected sections of track.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxek0p46do?xtor=AL-71-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_link_id=ADE72F96-2330-11F0-A11F-8E9D9CC458E8&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_format=link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_medium=social&at_ptr_name=twitter
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AFP News Agency
10 months ago
UK WWII veteran remembers joy of war's end, 80 years on. Centenarian Dorothea Barron, who now teaches yoga and saw in her big 100th birthday with a celebratory flight in a Spitfire fighter plane, is among an ever-shrinking number of veterans with first-hand memories of the war
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Timothy Garton Ash
10 months ago
We are all Canadians now! My latest History of the Present substack newsletter (Subscribe – it's free!)
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Liberals of all countries, unite!
Canada points the way. Australia, Europe, Japan to follow…
https://open.substack.com/pub/timothygartonash/p/liberals-of-all-countries-unite?r=ns1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Mike Sowden
10 months ago
Here's another one of these to absolutely mess with you. You're so very welcome.
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ChrisO_wiki
10 months ago
1/ How it started / how it's going:
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Petition to ban the use of rat poison baits in Germany (you can sign it even if you are not in Germany). These baits do not kill only rats.
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11 months ago
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Petition to revoke the Turkish law that allows the killing of street animals in Turkey. Please sign.
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11 months ago
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Anette Mossbacher Photography
11 months ago
Curious Wild dog 😉 I met the Wild dog pack nearly every day I was in that area.
#photography
#wildlifephotography
#nature
#G+Circle
#safari
#africa
#silhouette
#light
#sunset
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UNITED24
11 months ago
Ukraine is the world’s most mine-contaminated country. UNITED24 has launched a fundraiser to de-mine important sites in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson oblasts.
#StepByStep
, we can help clear Ukrainian lands from russian explosive ordnance. Together. Join in:
u24.gov.ua/step-by-step...
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Mike Hudema
11 months ago
Why does the world still allow trophy hunting? We've done so much harm already. RT if you think there should be a worldwide ban on this barbaric practice. Nature is amazing. Protect it.
#ActOnClimate
#climate
#TrophyHunting
#nature
#rewilding
#GreenNewDeal
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@lightsoutforbirds.bsky.social
Artificial light is a nuisance for birds, bats, and butterflies (and astronomers too).
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Lyle Lewis
11 months ago
A road through the Amazon just to host COP30 conference highlights the irony of our times. Decision-makers choosing infrastructure over intact ecosystems makes it plain it’s a miracle humans aren’t already extinct.
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The U.N. Misses the Forest and the Trees | National Review
Irony blooms around the COP30 climate change conference in Brazil.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-u-n-misses-the-forest-and-the-trees/
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Rosie Whitehouse
11 months ago
She is not forgotten. Edith is my husband’s grandmother. I just wrote a book about her and her two daughters. Thank you for sharing her story
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. Two Sisters: Betrayal, Love and Resistance in Wartime France
amzn.eu/d/j5PApm8
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For those interested: Rosie Whitehouse's book is also available on
amazon.com
as well as
amazon.ca
(or any good bookstore if you're boycotting amazon).
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George Tsakraklides
11 months ago
Today I have the honour of being the featured OP-ED in The Marketing Journal, where I put my branding hat on for a quick but fascinating dive on the Tesla implosion. Read, share, follow…
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Tom Nichols
11 months ago
The Kremlin and other autocracies have long ached to see Voice of America and Radio Liberty destroyed, but even in their most fevered dreams, they could never have imagined that the Americans would do the dirty work themselves.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Another Gift From Trump to the World’s Dictators
Russia and China are surely thrilled by the president’s decision to close Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Marti, and Radio Free Asia.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/closing-usagm-helps-dictators/682081/?gift=otEsSHbRYKNfFYMngVFweErK6WepUs3SVgSOQPnq7iI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Sobibor Foundation - Stichting Sobibor
11 months ago
17.03.1943 | Sunny and fresh-warm (max 15.8°C) day with about 8 hours of sunshine and a moderate wind from the northeast. Elias Cohen was the sole survivor of the 3rd transport from Westerbork to Sobibor. He also survived Majdanek, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Częstochowa, Buchenwald and Theresienstadt.
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Anybody know what sort of insect that might be? Approximately 2 cm long.
#insects
#bugs
#entomology
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Becky Aizen
12 months ago
Only six minutes into this, but if you think this is fair, you hate women, sorry. Watch the first six minutes and prove me otherwise. I’m listening.
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SPECIAL REPORT: ‘Fair Game’ takes you inside the radical trans push into women’s sports
YouTube video by Sky News Australia
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MLMxlGAPA84
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Donaeld the Unready
12 months ago
Chuck Schumer heading to the voting chamber for passing the cloture vote
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Timothy Snyder
12 months ago
People write to ask how they can help Ukraine. The country's soldiers face renewed attacks from Russia. There is a simple way to make sure that more Ukrainian soldiers survive, and to send a message that we support them: by funding armored evacuation vehicles.
snyder.substack.com/p/armored-am...
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Armored Ambulances for Ukrainian Medics
Please join in to help!
https://snyder.substack.com/p/armored-ambulances-for-ukrainian
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Big Picture Science
12 months ago
Two preventable diseases, one viral, one bacterial, are resurging. The anti-vax movement fuels measles outbreaks in the U.S., and author John Green writes about the biggest infectious killer globally: tuberculosis.
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MissMwambe.bsky.social🇫🇷🇺🇦🌻💛💙
12 months ago
Look at Elon Musk's answer. 🤯
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Majdanek Museum
12 months ago
08.03.1944|French prisoner Marcel Giraudet perished at
#Majdanek
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#WWII
Marcel was a resistance liaison and underground press distributor. He went through Compiègne, Buchenwald, Dora and ended up at Majdanek in February 1944.
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