Colin Curry
@bemusedodonate.bsky.social
ecology, policy, insect lover, rabbit dad
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A 100,000-liter diesel leak under Murray’s Irving and Tim Hortons in Woodstock polluted the local aquifer. Despite CBC uncovering the crisis, the Minister of Environment has stayed silent, and no one from the department has responded to requests for answers. 1/2
March 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A 100,000-liter diesel leak under Murray’s Irving and Tim Hortons in Woodstock polluted the local aquifer. Despite CBC uncovering the crisis, the Minister of Environment has stayed silent, and no one from the department has responded to requests for answers. 1/2
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We are all Lake Timmicaca
We are all Lake Timmicaca
'Brutal' or 'iconic'? How a giant puddle in a Tim Hortons lot became Hamilton legend 'Lake Timmicaca' | CBC News
At John Street S. and Jackson Street E., the body of water has for years formed with the spring thaw and during downpours in the summer months. The impressive pool that sits over a sewer grate has ins...
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March 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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We are all Lake Timmicaca
We are all Lake Timmicaca
When Mark Carney becomes Prime Minister and Trump inevitably refers to him as "Governor Carney", I imagine a wistful look crossing his face while he says "You know, it's been a while since anyone called me that."
March 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
When Mark Carney becomes Prime Minister and Trump inevitably refers to him as "Governor Carney", I imagine a wistful look crossing his face while he says "You know, it's been a while since anyone called me that."
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You asked, we got busy — ditch the ads on iOS (If you’re into that): apps.apple.com/us/app/mapqu...
*mumbles to self* OK...SO:
- Ads feedback? ✅
- Ridic but fun Gulf name generator? ☑️
- Fix annoying navigation voice? NEVER
*mumbles to self* OK...SO:
- Ads feedback? ✅
- Ridic but fun Gulf name generator? ☑️
- Fix annoying navigation voice? NEVER
a woman sits at a desk in a classroom with a mgm logo on the bottom
ALT: a woman sits at a desk in a classroom with a mgm logo on the bottom
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February 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
You asked, we got busy — ditch the ads on iOS (If you’re into that): apps.apple.com/us/app/mapqu...
*mumbles to self* OK...SO:
- Ads feedback? ✅
- Ridic but fun Gulf name generator? ☑️
- Fix annoying navigation voice? NEVER
*mumbles to self* OK...SO:
- Ads feedback? ✅
- Ridic but fun Gulf name generator? ☑️
- Fix annoying navigation voice? NEVER
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Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force
Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force
WINDSOR, ON - Derryl Virkin, the sole Canadian who has been smuggling negligible amounts of fentanyl across the US border, has reported feeling “really flattered and kinda giddy but also kinda weird, ...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force
What is the weird white stuff in the sky and on the ground?
January 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What is the weird white stuff in the sky and on the ground?
The headline is about how ants>humans, but it's really that ants gain new cognitive abilities when working as a large group. Humans working on their own or in a large group are just about equal, but if communication is restricted, we're crap at tasks like this.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Ants best humans at test of collective intelligence
Insects put their minds together in ways that sometimes eludes people
www.science.org
January 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The headline is about how ants>humans, but it's really that ants gain new cognitive abilities when working as a large group. Humans working on their own or in a large group are just about equal, but if communication is restricted, we're crap at tasks like this.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Stephen Harper
May 29, 2008
"I should mention that while our plan will effectively establish a 'price on carbon' of $65 a tonne, growing to that rate over the next decade...Our plan will compel industry not just to pay for their carbon emissions but to actually reduce them." #cdnpoli #peipoli
May 29, 2008
"I should mention that while our plan will effectively establish a 'price on carbon' of $65 a tonne, growing to that rate over the next decade...Our plan will compel industry not just to pay for their carbon emissions but to actually reduce them." #cdnpoli #peipoli
December 5, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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As an entomologist, I endorse this comic.
As a person with a very strange sense of humour - same.
As a person with a very strange sense of humour - same.
Happy Christmas Eve. Every year I inflict this upon you, one of my least popular comics ever. Enjoy!
December 24, 2024 at 3:19 PM
As an entomologist, I endorse this comic.
As a person with a very strange sense of humour - same.
As a person with a very strange sense of humour - same.
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Around this time every year, I share a list of ways to support Native people. From supporting Indigenous people seeking abortion care to defending Native voting rights and keeping Native families together, here are some causes worth supporting. 🧵
November 28, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Around this time every year, I share a list of ways to support Native people. From supporting Indigenous people seeking abortion care to defending Native voting rights and keeping Native families together, here are some causes worth supporting. 🧵
To my American friends
November 29, 2024 at 12:55 AM
To my American friends
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You are not prepared to look at the sling-jaw wrasse's mouth
This week I’m giving thanks for the Sling-Jaw Wrasse, and it’s amazing jaw #biomechanics!
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November 27, 2024 at 4:10 PM
You are not prepared to look at the sling-jaw wrasse's mouth
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A Brief History of Kids Today Have No Respect
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November 27, 2024 at 8:18 PM
A Brief History of Kids Today Have No Respect
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Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
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I’m gonna share the best thing my therapist ever said to me: “Jason, what you’re feeling is appropriate for the developmental stage you’re in right now.” (Reader, I was 49 years old.) [kottke.org]
We Never Stop Growing
I may have shared this before, but here it is again in case it helps someone. A couple of years ago, I was telling my therapist about some crisis I was going through and she told me something that’s had a profound effect
kottke.org
November 25, 2024 at 8:26 PM
I’m gonna share the best thing my therapist ever said to me: “Jason, what you’re feeling is appropriate for the developmental stage you’re in right now.” (Reader, I was 49 years old.) [kottke.org]
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Go home, Diptera, you're drunk...
These two absolutely bonkers flies showed up in emergence trap samples my wife is sorting - from Fredericton, New Brunswick.
"I've got little fans on my antennae!"
"Hold my beer, I'll grow some on my fore tarsi!"
(ID currently unknown) #entomology #invert
These two absolutely bonkers flies showed up in emergence trap samples my wife is sorting - from Fredericton, New Brunswick.
"I've got little fans on my antennae!"
"Hold my beer, I'll grow some on my fore tarsi!"
(ID currently unknown) #entomology #invert
November 13, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Go home, Diptera, you're drunk...
These two absolutely bonkers flies showed up in emergence trap samples my wife is sorting - from Fredericton, New Brunswick.
"I've got little fans on my antennae!"
"Hold my beer, I'll grow some on my fore tarsi!"
(ID currently unknown) #entomology #invert
These two absolutely bonkers flies showed up in emergence trap samples my wife is sorting - from Fredericton, New Brunswick.
"I've got little fans on my antennae!"
"Hold my beer, I'll grow some on my fore tarsi!"
(ID currently unknown) #entomology #invert
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59 years ago this month scientists warned the president about the "vast geophysical experiment" of burning fossil fuels and releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.
"The climatic changes that may be produced by the increased CO2 content could be deleterious from the point of view of human beings."
"The climatic changes that may be produced by the increased CO2 content could be deleterious from the point of view of human beings."
November 22, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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Instead of sharing an article you hate, read this one I love. It’s about fish.
The Rough Fish Revolution - bioGraphic
Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly a...
www.biographic.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Instead of sharing an article you hate, read this one I love. It’s about fish.
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The NB Legislature resumes at 1pm today. Coming up: A gov't motion acknowledging NB is situated on "unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Wolastoqey, Mi’gmaw and Peskotomuhkati peoples." This recognition was previously prohibited by the Higgs gov't. www.legnb.ca/en/cale...
November 21, 2024 at 1:47 PM
The NB Legislature resumes at 1pm today. Coming up: A gov't motion acknowledging NB is situated on "unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Wolastoqey, Mi’gmaw and Peskotomuhkati peoples." This recognition was previously prohibited by the Higgs gov't. www.legnb.ca/en/cale...
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These infographics clearly show the world-changing, lifesaving impact of vaccines on the prevalence of diseases like measles, smallpox, polio, and pertussis. Vaccines are in the running for the greatest human invention ever. [kottke.org]
The World-Changing Impact of Vaccines
Back in 2015, Tynan DeBold and Dov Friedman created a series of graphics for the WSJ showing the impact of the introduction of vaccines in the US. Here’s the infographic for measles:
And for polio:
Vaccines are in
kottke.org
November 21, 2024 at 4:16 PM
These infographics clearly show the world-changing, lifesaving impact of vaccines on the prevalence of diseases like measles, smallpox, polio, and pertussis. Vaccines are in the running for the greatest human invention ever. [kottke.org]