Crawford Kilian
@crof.bsky.social
Retired college teacher, recovering novelist. Born 1941 (CO2: 310 ppm). Still doing journalism and walking the dog. I've been writing for @thetyee.ca for over 20 years.
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Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
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Taiwan evacuates 3,000 ahead of arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong reut.rs/4nHFu4Z
Taiwan evacuates 3,000 ahead of arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong
Taiwan issued a land warning on Tuesday and evacuated more than 3,000 people ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong which, while weakening, is expected to dump large amounts of rain on the island's mountainous east coast.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Taiwan evacuates 3,000 ahead of arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong reut.rs/4nHFu4Z
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⚡️Giving Ukraine fighter jets was not a crime, Slovak prosecutor says.
Slovakia's transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2023 was not a crime, the Bratislava prosecutor's office said Nov. 10, according to POLITICO.
Slovakia's transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2023 was not a crime, the Bratislava prosecutor's office said Nov. 10, according to POLITICO.
Giving Ukraine fighter jets was not a crime, Slovak prosecutor says
Slovakia's transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2023 was not a crime, the Bratislava prosecutor's office said Nov. 10, according to POLITICO.
kyivindependent.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
⚡️Giving Ukraine fighter jets was not a crime, Slovak prosecutor says.
Slovakia's transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2023 was not a crime, the Bratislava prosecutor's office said Nov. 10, according to POLITICO.
Slovakia's transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2023 was not a crime, the Bratislava prosecutor's office said Nov. 10, according to POLITICO.
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Japanese immigrants fought for Canada during WW I while denied the right to vote
Community historian working to make sure Japanese Canadian veterans not forgotten #Canada #NeverForget #RememberThem
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Community historian working to make sure Japanese Canadian veterans not forgotten #Canada #NeverForget #RememberThem
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Japanese immigrants fought for Canada during WW I while denied the right to vote | CBC News
For the first time the faces of Japanese Canadian veterans who fought in the First and Second World War are on display on the streets of Vancouver after a century largely unrecognized and their storie...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Japanese immigrants fought for Canada during WW I while denied the right to vote
Community historian working to make sure Japanese Canadian veterans not forgotten #Canada #NeverForget #RememberThem
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Community historian working to make sure Japanese Canadian veterans not forgotten #Canada #NeverForget #RememberThem
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Fantastic!
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Fantastic!
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine
Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty Inter...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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The CMA is disappointed and deeply concerned that Canada has lost its #measles elimination status from the Pan American Health Organization. We echo the Public Health Agency of Canada: the measles vaccine is the best way to protect you and your family.
Let's work together to keep measles at bay.
Let's work together to keep measles at bay.
Canada can regain measles elimination status if we all work together: CMA
The Canadian Medical Association is disappointed and deeply concerned that Canada has lost its measles elimination status from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
www.cma.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The CMA is disappointed and deeply concerned that Canada has lost its #measles elimination status from the Pan American Health Organization. We echo the Public Health Agency of Canada: the measles vaccine is the best way to protect you and your family.
Let's work together to keep measles at bay.
Let's work together to keep measles at bay.
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UK's Dept for Business & Trade’s own figures show imports of £80m in Russian goods in the year to June 2025, an increase of 21.2% on the previous year.
Nearly half (£36m) came from spending on Russian aircraft - ?defying sanctions.
Russia is deemed UK's #1 enemy.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Nearly half (£36m) came from spending on Russian aircraft - ?defying sanctions.
Russia is deemed UK's #1 enemy.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Anger as millions spent on Russian plane | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
UK's Dept for Business & Trade’s own figures show imports of £80m in Russian goods in the year to June 2025, an increase of 21.2% on the previous year.
Nearly half (£36m) came from spending on Russian aircraft - ?defying sanctions.
Russia is deemed UK's #1 enemy.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Nearly half (£36m) came from spending on Russian aircraft - ?defying sanctions.
Russia is deemed UK's #1 enemy.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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1/ NEW: We identified 20 people who attended a white nationalist conference and, despite their efforts to keep it secret, caught another 30 people on film to identify in the future. Several MMA/combat sports instructors were discovered and their gyms have cut ties.
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Everybody Attending White Nationalist Conference Caught on Film
Advertised near-exclusively in white nationalist online spaces, promotional social media posts for the event include symbolism popular with neo-Nazis, including the kolovrat sun wheel and a table with...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
1/ NEW: We identified 20 people who attended a white nationalist conference and, despite their efforts to keep it secret, caught another 30 people on film to identify in the future. Several MMA/combat sports instructors were discovered and their gyms have cut ties.
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I share the concern about H5N1. Currently, a relatively large number of cranes are dying in northern Germany, and here in the Hamburg area, quarantine regulations are in place for poultry. At the same time, the flu season is beginning. I hope that everything will proceed "normally" again this year.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I share the concern about H5N1. Currently, a relatively large number of cranes are dying in northern Germany, and here in the Hamburg area, quarantine regulations are in place for poultry. At the same time, the flu season is beginning. I hope that everything will proceed "normally" again this year.
Glad I still recall some of the Spanish I learned in Mexico in the 1950s: Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan open.substack.com/pub/erictopo...
Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan
Evidence for a new independent lifestyle factor linked to healthy aging
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November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Glad I still recall some of the Spanish I learned in Mexico in the 1950s: Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan open.substack.com/pub/erictopo...
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley's 'Nerd Reich' via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley's 'Nerd Reich' via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
A Tiny Town's Successful Newspaper Faces a Succession Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
A Tiny Town’s Successful Newspaper Faces a Succession Crisis | The Tyee
In the West Kootenays, a beloved local paper needs a new owner. Other small BC papers give reason for optimism.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A Tiny Town's Successful Newspaper Faces a Succession Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Are Vancouver's Parks Facing Tens of Millions in Cuts? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Are Vancouver’s Parks Facing Tens of Millions in Cuts? | The Tyee
ABC Vancouver calls it ‘fear mongering.’ Independent park board commissioners say budget cuts are coming.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Are Vancouver's Parks Facing Tens of Millions in Cuts? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Because of course he would: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in trying to overturn his 2020 election loss
The pardons are part of the President’s continued efforts to promote the false claim that the election was stolen from him
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November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Because of course he would: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...
