AmperSand
@dottnett.bsky.social
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📍 Vancouver BC
Canada, Turtle Island
📍 Vancouver BC
Canada, Turtle Island
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The risks desperate Vancouver renters are taking to secure housing vancouversun.com/news/the-ris...
January 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The risks desperate Vancouver renters are taking to secure housing vancouversun.com/news/the-ris...
Some wonderfully odd photos of Victorian era gym equipment and gym rats in floor-length dresses and suits. Interesting that women are also portrayed using the machines.
As many embark boldly (and perhaps temporarily) on brand new gym memberships, here's a look at where it all started: the workout machines of the 19th century: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/zander-gym
January 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Some wonderfully odd photos of Victorian era gym equipment and gym rats in floor-length dresses and suits. Interesting that women are also portrayed using the machines.
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🌱 Conclave of flowerpot refugees, awaiting snowstorm's end.
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
🌱 Conclave of flowerpot refugees, awaiting snowstorm's end.
Not now, wet snow and heavy rain system.
Wet snow, heavy rain in Metro Vancouver forecast for early January
Wet snow, heavy rain in Metro Vancouver forecast for early January
'It's going to get a bit interesting' meteorologist says
dlvr.it
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Not now, wet snow and heavy rain system.
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Oh, just get vaccinated (part 5,000)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Oh, just get vaccinated (part 5,000)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
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💡 Conseil pratique de début d'année : si vous trouvez du pétrole dans votre jardin, s'il vous plait rebouchez le trou et n'en parlez à personne.
Les petits jeunes qui vivent leur premier "Les États-Unis bombardent un pays et volent leur pétrole".
Bienvenue, je suis ému pour vous.
Bienvenue, je suis ému pour vous.
January 4, 2026 at 10:29 AM
💡 Conseil pratique de début d'année : si vous trouvez du pétrole dans votre jardin, s'il vous plait rebouchez le trou et n'en parlez à personne.
Bit different -- First film 2026 / Last film 2025
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Bit different -- First film 2026 / Last film 2025
Beware of health advice coming from institutions connected to the current US regime.
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Beware of health advice coming from institutions connected to the current US regime.
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FYI for my Vic West/Esquimalt folks...
cheknews.ca/cougar-sight...
cheknews.ca/cougar-sight...
Cougar sighting reported in Esquimalt
The BC Conservation Officer Service (COS) has confirmed a cougar sighting in the Esquimalt area Friday night.
cheknews.ca
January 4, 2026 at 2:11 AM
FYI for my Vic West/Esquimalt folks...
cheknews.ca/cougar-sight...
cheknews.ca/cougar-sight...
Some Zen, should you need it.
January 4, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Some Zen, should you need it.
It's all about getting the oil, he said so several times.
"We're in the oil business" - Trump
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It's all about getting the oil, he said so several times.
Judge and jury, anywhere, anytime.
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Judge and jury, anywhere, anytime.
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I wrote this yesterday: "Law or Leverage: Canada and the New Arctic Reality."
Similar principles to Trump's invasion of Venezuela: international law vs might makes right.
Today's invasion has big implications for Canada.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/law-or-lev...
Similar principles to Trump's invasion of Venezuela: international law vs might makes right.
Today's invasion has big implications for Canada.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/law-or-lev...
Law or Leverage: Canada and the New Arctic Reality
Is Canada ready? Is it prepared to should the burden and pay the cost of defending its Arctic sovereignty?
markhamhislop.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I wrote this yesterday: "Law or Leverage: Canada and the New Arctic Reality."
Similar principles to Trump's invasion of Venezuela: international law vs might makes right.
Today's invasion has big implications for Canada.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/law-or-lev...
Similar principles to Trump's invasion of Venezuela: international law vs might makes right.
Today's invasion has big implications for Canada.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/law-or-lev...
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'Be Yourself' - Taniuchi Masato, late 1900s. The poem is translated roughly as, "Do not try to over extend, just be yourself.".
#Caturday #JapaneseArt
#Caturday #JapaneseArt
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
'Be Yourself' - Taniuchi Masato, late 1900s. The poem is translated roughly as, "Do not try to over extend, just be yourself.".
#Caturday #JapaneseArt
#Caturday #JapaneseArt
This also goes for any other levels of government, service and emergency service providers, as well as the media. If you're still posting on Twitter, you are complicit. End of.
It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?
The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
This also goes for any other levels of government, service and emergency service providers, as well as the media. If you're still posting on Twitter, you are complicit. End of.
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jiminy's animal reviews: Found along Australia’s southern coast is the leafy seadragon (𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴), a relative of the seahorse. They gently swim through the water with tiny fins so as to appear like seaweed. This protects them from most predators except for underwater stoners. 🧵
January 2, 2026 at 5:14 AM
jiminy's animal reviews: Found along Australia’s southern coast is the leafy seadragon (𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴), a relative of the seahorse. They gently swim through the water with tiny fins so as to appear like seaweed. This protects them from most predators except for underwater stoners. 🧵
Have missed hearing speeches of this calibre, and he's aiming really high. Full address.
Zohran Mamdani delivers first speech as NYC mayor
YouTube video by PIX11 News
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Have missed hearing speeches of this calibre, and he's aiming really high. Full address.
Extraordinary shots from Reuters photographers document the difficult year we just left. Bearing witness like little else.
Reuters published some 1.6 million photos in 2025, capturing the personal and the political, triumph and tragedy, as photographers delivered news events and daily life from 150 countries to the world. Here's a visual chronicle of the year's most memorable moments reut.rs/4qCCEQQ
2025 in Reuters Pictures
A Visual Chronicle of the Year’s Most Memorable Moments
reut.rs
January 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Extraordinary shots from Reuters photographers document the difficult year we just left. Bearing witness like little else.
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Happy Public Domain Day! At the start of each year, a new set of works is freed from copyright — ready to be shared, reused, and reimagined. See our highlights — Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein, Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, and many more. #publicdomain
Happy Public Domain Day 2026!
Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, when a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to share and reuse for any purpose. Here's our highlights for 2026.
publicdomainreview.org
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Happy Public Domain Day! At the start of each year, a new set of works is freed from copyright — ready to be shared, reused, and reimagined. See our highlights — Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein, Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, and many more. #publicdomain
And what a beautiful setting for this swearing-in. Starting 2026 on a positive note, NYC.
January 1, 2026 at 5:32 AM
And what a beautiful setting for this swearing-in. Starting 2026 on a positive note, NYC.
Welp, some fireworks in East Vancouver are on EST New Year's time.
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Welp, some fireworks in East Vancouver are on EST New Year's time.
Things you see on NYE: a bunny out on a walk, on a leash.
January 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Things you see on NYE: a bunny out on a walk, on a leash.
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Happy birthday(ish) to all of the new polar bear cubs being born around Hudson Bay right now. You have a long, difficult road ahead, but we're all rooting for you. #mammals 🌿
December 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Happy birthday(ish) to all of the new polar bear cubs being born around Hudson Bay right now. You have a long, difficult road ahead, but we're all rooting for you. #mammals 🌿