Diane Selkirk
@dselkirk.bsky.social
Vancouver-based freelance journalist who believes stories about people, places and companies doing good matter. Likes healthy ecosystems, smart people, kindness, cats and long walks on the beach.
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Yeah things have been so peaceful lately
I'm honestly terrified of what the right will use this as justification for. They're itching to engage in violence against their enemies and this will give them the excuse to do so. This is why political violence is never acceptable. It just descends into uncontrollable chaos and more violence.
September 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yeah things have been so peaceful lately
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The inevitable response will not be gun control, increased funding for mental health services, or any effort to cool tensions and “lower the temperature”
It will be more ICE raids, national guard deployed to Democratic cities, and a further erosion of civil rights
It will be more ICE raids, national guard deployed to Democratic cities, and a further erosion of civil rights
September 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The inevitable response will not be gun control, increased funding for mental health services, or any effort to cool tensions and “lower the temperature”
It will be more ICE raids, national guard deployed to Democratic cities, and a further erosion of civil rights
It will be more ICE raids, national guard deployed to Democratic cities, and a further erosion of civil rights
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Six months of congestion pricing in NYC has produced “perhaps the fastest ever environmental improvement from any policy in US history,” @us.theguardian.com’s Oliver Milman reports.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New York City’s congestion pricing has cut pollution and traffic – but Trump still wants to kill it
With less congestion, less carbon pollution, less accidents, could it be a model for other US cities? Six months in, environmentalists say yes
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Six months of congestion pricing in NYC has produced “perhaps the fastest ever environmental improvement from any policy in US history,” @us.theguardian.com’s Oliver Milman reports.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New Zealand’s Parliament on Thursday suspended three opposition lawmakers over their performance of the haka, a traditional Māori dance, as a protest while the body was considering a contentious bill last year. nyti.ms/442cyOv
June 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New Zealand’s Parliament on Thursday suspended three opposition lawmakers over their performance of the haka, a traditional Māori dance, as a protest while the body was considering a contentious bill last year. nyti.ms/442cyOv
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
November 15, 2024 at 5:22 PM
A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
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November 15, 2024 at 3:26 AM
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No, Pierre Poilievre isn’t Donald Trump. But he sure acts like him sometimes
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/o...
No, Pierre Poilievre isn’t Donald Trump. But he sure acts like him sometimes
When it comes to lying, Poilievre won’t be able to match Trump — if only because that’s not humanly possible. His lies are appropriately Canadian, by comparison: more modest in scale, less adventurous...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM
No, Pierre Poilievre isn’t Donald Trump. But he sure acts like him sometimes
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/o...
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"Crucially, a skeptic actually questions, as in seeks answers. A person who merely refuses to learn what can be known is not a skeptic, but rather an ignoramus; a person who raises questions but does not seek their answers is not a skeptic, but a bullshitter."
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blogged it
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What The Fuck Is A "Vaccine Skeptic"? | Defector
At darker moments, contesting this kind of stuff in the wake of the 2024 election—and all the shameless, shameful, unforgivable work the American media did to produce that election’s outcome—feels as ...
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November 15, 2024 at 5:03 PM
"Crucially, a skeptic actually questions, as in seeks answers. A person who merely refuses to learn what can be known is not a skeptic, but rather an ignoramus; a person who raises questions but does not seek their answers is not a skeptic, but a bullshitter."
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Uber recruiting drivers throughout B.C. as it plans expansion
Uber plans expansion of ride-hailing across B.C. in 2025
Uber recruiting drivers throughout B.C. as it plans expansion
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November 15, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Uber recruiting drivers throughout B.C. as it plans expansion
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November 15, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I already love bsky: News isn't censored, found all my fav journos in a few handy starter packs, and witnessed a murder being solved...
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a big & fascinating feature on @thenarwhal.ca today about how BC gave away around 20% of Vancouver Island's land mass to pay for a rail line — a 137-year-old transaction that is continuing to stymy negotiations for the First Nations whose homelands were sold without their consent
Just 5 per cent of B.C. is private land — but for these Hul'qumi'num nations, 85 per cent of their traditional territories are privately owned, the legacy of a 137-year-old "land grab" by the province. Is there a path to justice? thenarwhal.ca/bc-first-nat...
19th century Vancouver Island land grant undermines First Nations rights | The Narwhal
On Vancouver Island, privately owned forest poses a unique challenge for the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, with territories around Cowichan Valley
thenarwhal.ca
November 15, 2024 at 5:18 PM
a big & fascinating feature on @thenarwhal.ca today about how BC gave away around 20% of Vancouver Island's land mass to pay for a rail line — a 137-year-old transaction that is continuing to stymy negotiations for the First Nations whose homelands were sold without their consent
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November 13, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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Trudeau’s Immigration Cut Will Narrow Housing Gap, Watchdog Says www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/202...
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Trudeau’s Immigration Cut Will Narrow Housing Gap, Watchdog Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to restrict inflows of newcomers will narrow the country’s gap between housing supply and demand, according to a budget watchdog.
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November 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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She’s right, we can’t be complacent #cdnpoli #WomenAgainstPoilievre
Not really sure how this could be worse. Pay attention Canada, this kind of weaponized incompetence and corruption will be a feature of the CPC.
November 15, 2024 at 5:39 PM
She’s right, we can’t be complacent #cdnpoli #WomenAgainstPoilievre
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November 15, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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Here’s a few things you can expect temporarily when there’s an outage:
- “Invalid Handle” everywhere
- Likes don’t seem to work (they’re just being slow)
- Your post isn’t showing up (same, just being slow)
- Random errors or blank screens, the usual app broken stuff
- “Invalid Handle” everywhere
- Likes don’t seem to work (they’re just being slow)
- Your post isn’t showing up (same, just being slow)
- Random errors or blank screens, the usual app broken stuff
November 14, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Here’s a few things you can expect temporarily when there’s an outage:
- “Invalid Handle” everywhere
- Likes don’t seem to work (they’re just being slow)
- Your post isn’t showing up (same, just being slow)
- Random errors or blank screens, the usual app broken stuff
- “Invalid Handle” everywhere
- Likes don’t seem to work (they’re just being slow)
- Your post isn’t showing up (same, just being slow)
- Random errors or blank screens, the usual app broken stuff
Guess I'm supposed to post something to show I'm not a bot... This is my cat Gilbert.
November 14, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Guess I'm supposed to post something to show I'm not a bot... This is my cat Gilbert.
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Agreed, morning vibes. 💤
November 14, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Agreed, morning vibes. 💤
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A COP host’s main job is to smooth things over. Azerbaijani autocrat Ilham Aliyev has other ideas.
Azerbaijan craters its own climate conference
The EU warns that Ilham Aliyev’s combative rhetoric is undermining negotiations.
www.politico.eu
November 14, 2024 at 7:11 PM
A COP host’s main job is to smooth things over. Azerbaijani autocrat Ilham Aliyev has other ideas.
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