Bill C
@arichat.bsky.social
Actual expertise in fish, but love nature, birds, trees, wetlands, insects, fungi, kayaks, mammals, astronomy & good writing.
"[T]he last hummingbird left our yard on Oct. 6, or very early the following day. I keep watch for their departure every year, and every year I fail to see them go. Only when I miss them do I know they’re gone."
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Opinion | The Lovely Loneliness of Sunday Afternoons in Autumn
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November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"[T]he last hummingbird left our yard on Oct. 6, or very early the following day. I keep watch for their departure every year, and every year I fail to see them go. Only when I miss them do I know they’re gone."
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Of course they did. Because cruelty is the point and SCOTUS is all in for that.
#SNAP #uspoli #scotus
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#SNAP #uspoli #scotus
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Families in Limbo After Supreme Court Order Interrupts Food Stamp Payments
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November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Of course they did. Because cruelty is the point and SCOTUS is all in for that.
#SNAP #uspoli #scotus
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#SNAP #uspoli #scotus
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$43.95 for a cup in the shape of a bear and people are fighting over it. Get a hobby folks :)
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Starbucks apologizes for its bear cup drama. What's behind the 'Bearista' frenzy? | CBC News
Coffee chain Starbucks released a $43.95 "Bearista" glass cold cup Thursday as part of its new holiday collection, and not only did the hat-topped tumbler sell out almost immediately, but videos circu...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
$43.95 for a cup in the shape of a bear and people are fighting over it. Get a hobby folks :)
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#cdnpoli #nspoli #NovaScotia
Bruce McKinnon. From a long line of great cartoonists at the Chronicle Herald. I miss DeAdder though.
Bruce McKinnon. From a long line of great cartoonists at the Chronicle Herald. I miss DeAdder though.
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
#cdnpoli #nspoli #NovaScotia
Bruce McKinnon. From a long line of great cartoonists at the Chronicle Herald. I miss DeAdder though.
Bruce McKinnon. From a long line of great cartoonists at the Chronicle Herald. I miss DeAdder though.
Yuck! Rewards for walking the boys this morning:
* The first snow of the year (but not nearly that much yet!)
* Wet shoes, wet pants, cold, cold hands
* Dogs pulling toward every possible smell
* Wet floor
* Wet dogs in search of dry carpets.
* The first snow of the year (but not nearly that much yet!)
* Wet shoes, wet pants, cold, cold hands
* Dogs pulling toward every possible smell
* Wet floor
* Wet dogs in search of dry carpets.
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Yuck! Rewards for walking the boys this morning:
* The first snow of the year (but not nearly that much yet!)
* Wet shoes, wet pants, cold, cold hands
* Dogs pulling toward every possible smell
* Wet floor
* Wet dogs in search of dry carpets.
* The first snow of the year (but not nearly that much yet!)
* Wet shoes, wet pants, cold, cold hands
* Dogs pulling toward every possible smell
* Wet floor
* Wet dogs in search of dry carpets.
A perceptive young man coming of age and a mother making problematic choices. Like Demon Copperhead, yet the rhythm and setting are so unique that it seems to be from a different, equally talented, writer.
The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver #booksky
The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver #booksky
November 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A perceptive young man coming of age and a mother making problematic choices. Like Demon Copperhead, yet the rhythm and setting are so unique that it seems to be from a different, equally talented, writer.
The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver #booksky
The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver #booksky
That fine is not nearly enough to be a deterrent. Half of it ($36,000) would have been his profit from the illegally-caught halibut. So... illegally fish twice and he covers his costs.
#NovaScotia #DFO #fishing
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#NovaScotia #DFO #fishing
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Fisherman gets $76,000 in fines plus fishing ban for illegal catch | CBC News
A Nova Scotia fisherman has been fined more than $76,000 for fishing in a closed area and lying about where he was.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
That fine is not nearly enough to be a deterrent. Half of it ($36,000) would have been his profit from the illegally-caught halibut. So... illegally fish twice and he covers his costs.
#NovaScotia #DFO #fishing
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#NovaScotia #DFO #fishing
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AI Intelligence. The jury is still out on how much of the public equity stake is wisdom and how much is FOMO. #tech
This chart from John Authers' daily note gives us a sense of the incredible outperformance of tech names relative to other companies in the S&P 500.
#economy #tech #stocks #markets #investing #investors @johnauthers.bsky.social
#economy #tech #stocks #markets #investing #investors @johnauthers.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
AI Intelligence. The jury is still out on how much of the public equity stake is wisdom and how much is FOMO. #tech
Good to learn that John Irving is still writing and still uncompromising 📖!
One of the great ones. I had not known that he lives in Toronto.
#booksky
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One of the great ones. I had not known that he lives in Toronto.
#booksky
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The World According to John Irving
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November 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Good to learn that John Irving is still writing and still uncompromising 📖!
One of the great ones. I had not known that he lives in Toronto.
#booksky
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One of the great ones. I had not known that he lives in Toronto.
#booksky
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Military Destroys 4 More Boats U.S. Says Were Carrying Drugs
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October 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This one promised to be either very good or very bad... Sadly, it ain't good 🤣.
#booksky Eruption. By Michael Crichton and James Patterson. 2024. Premise possibly created by a committee of hyperactive 9-year-olds.
#booksky Eruption. By Michael Crichton and James Patterson. 2024. Premise possibly created by a committee of hyperactive 9-year-olds.
October 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This one promised to be either very good or very bad... Sadly, it ain't good 🤣.
#booksky Eruption. By Michael Crichton and James Patterson. 2024. Premise possibly created by a committee of hyperactive 9-year-olds.
#booksky Eruption. By Michael Crichton and James Patterson. 2024. Premise possibly created by a committee of hyperactive 9-year-olds.
Rather than apologize, #Poilievre is attempting to spin the intent of a completely clear, inflammatory & despicable statement.
For Conservatives who love this country - and many do - it is time to dump this bozo.
#cons #cdnpoli
Some Conservative MPs doubt Po...
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For Conservatives who love this country - and many do - it is time to dump this bozo.
#cons #cdnpoli
Some Conservative MPs doubt Po...
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Some Conservative MPs doubt Poilievre’s leadership after podcast remarks about RCMP | CBC News
After Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blasted RCMP leadership on a recent podcast, some party members told Radio-Canada they are questioning whether they will continue supporting him.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Rather than apologize, #Poilievre is attempting to spin the intent of a completely clear, inflammatory & despicable statement.
For Conservatives who love this country - and many do - it is time to dump this bozo.
#cons #cdnpoli
Some Conservative MPs doubt Po...
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For Conservatives who love this country - and many do - it is time to dump this bozo.
#cons #cdnpoli
Some Conservative MPs doubt Po...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A night to remember - 1995 #Quebec sovereignty referendum - podcast.
Chantel Hebert, Peter Mansbridge, Bruce Anderson
That vote was a test of Canada and Canadians that I think we passed. #cdnpoli
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Chantel Hebert, Peter Mansbridge, Bruce Anderson
That vote was a test of Canada and Canadians that I think we passed. #cdnpoli
pca.st/episode/8edd...
pca.st
October 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A night to remember - 1995 #Quebec sovereignty referendum - podcast.
Chantel Hebert, Peter Mansbridge, Bruce Anderson
That vote was a test of Canada and Canadians that I think we passed. #cdnpoli
pca.st/episode/8edd...
Chantel Hebert, Peter Mansbridge, Bruce Anderson
That vote was a test of Canada and Canadians that I think we passed. #cdnpoli
pca.st/episode/8edd...
Pineapple 🍍 plantation :)
Brought in from outdoors for the winter and will put them out again in May. Meantime I have to give away some plants 💔🪴🌿.
Brought in from outdoors for the winter and will put them out again in May. Meantime I have to give away some plants 💔🪴🌿.
October 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Pineapple 🍍 plantation :)
Brought in from outdoors for the winter and will put them out again in May. Meantime I have to give away some plants 💔🪴🌿.
Brought in from outdoors for the winter and will put them out again in May. Meantime I have to give away some plants 💔🪴🌿.
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The military commander overseeing the Pentagon’s escalating attacks against boats in the Caribbean that the Trump administration says are smuggling drugs is stepping down, reportedly after raising concerns about the mission. Eric Schmitt @tylerpager.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
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October 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The military commander overseeing the Pentagon’s escalating attacks against boats in the Caribbean that the Trump administration says are smuggling drugs is stepping down, reportedly after raising concerns about the mission. Eric Schmitt @tylerpager.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
This from the guy who refuses to get security clearance.
Under Poilievre we have a Republican Party of Canada.
#cdnpoli
Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ ...
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Under Poilievre we have a Republican Party of Canada.
#cdnpoli
Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ ...
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Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ RCMP leadership, accuses Mounties of covering up for Trudeau | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at the RCMP’s independence in a recent interview, calling the national police force’s "despicable" leadership and accusing it of covering up for the Liber...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This from the guy who refuses to get security clearance.
Under Poilievre we have a Republican Party of Canada.
#cdnpoli
Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ ...
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Under Poilievre we have a Republican Party of Canada.
#cdnpoli
Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ ...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
A nice fire resilience resource for rural property owners.
#firesafety #woodlots #canada
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#firesafety #woodlots #canada
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October 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A nice fire resilience resource for rural property owners.
#firesafety #woodlots #canada
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#firesafety #woodlots #canada
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An avoidable, awful and fatal disease.
Three ingredients required:
Dust + Greed + A government that doesn't give a shit about workers.
Without those 3, black lung doesn't happen. #uspoli
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Three ingredients required:
Dust + Greed + A government that doesn't give a shit about workers.
Without those 3, black lung doesn't happen. #uspoli
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Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
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October 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
An avoidable, awful and fatal disease.
Three ingredients required:
Dust + Greed + A government that doesn't give a shit about workers.
Without those 3, black lung doesn't happen. #uspoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
Three ingredients required:
Dust + Greed + A government that doesn't give a shit about workers.
Without those 3, black lung doesn't happen. #uspoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
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Oops! My science comedy talkshow got political! 🧪
October 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Oops! My science comedy talkshow got political! 🧪
"The administration did not..
specify how many workers would be terminated, prompting widespread confusion...
[E]arly indications suggested that the cuts could be deep and broad... including the Homeland Security and Health and Human Services."
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specify how many workers would be terminated, prompting widespread confusion...
[E]arly indications suggested that the cuts could be deep and broad... including the Homeland Security and Health and Human Services."
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Layoffs ‘Have Begun,’ White House Says
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October 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"The administration did not..
specify how many workers would be terminated, prompting widespread confusion...
[E]arly indications suggested that the cuts could be deep and broad... including the Homeland Security and Health and Human Services."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
specify how many workers would be terminated, prompting widespread confusion...
[E]arly indications suggested that the cuts could be deep and broad... including the Homeland Security and Health and Human Services."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...