The Glittering Multitude
@glitteringblog.bsky.social
Connection in a broken world. A blog for climate realists.
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Real human looking to engage authentically with other humans on human and environmental issues. I don't use or engage with bots, AI, or automation here.
www.glitteringmultitude.com
Real human looking to engage authentically with other humans on human and environmental issues. I don't use or engage with bots, AI, or automation here.
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Hope in A Hellscape
What Personal Grief and Climate Devastation Taught Me About Optimism I was a over halfway through Anna Karenina1 in the Fall of 2020, when the crushing wheels of the steam engine were bearing down …
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You're not alone out there.
This blog is an effort to connect with other climate realists who are tired. It's not a battle cry.
Just rest here awhile.
This is my first essay. If you like it, please subscribe and pass it on.
#climategrief #mentalhealth
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This blog is an effort to connect with other climate realists who are tired. It's not a battle cry.
Just rest here awhile.
This is my first essay. If you like it, please subscribe and pass it on.
#climategrief #mentalhealth
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Look, I'm sad about the ostriches too, but this isnt a political issue.
We're in trouble. It's not a joke, and it's not fear mongering.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
We're in trouble. It's not a joke, and it's not fear mongering.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'It was a horrible scene to witness': How bird flu has decimated elephant seal populations
The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal species has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Look, I'm sad about the ostriches too, but this isnt a political issue.
We're in trouble. It's not a joke, and it's not fear mongering.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
We're in trouble. It's not a joke, and it's not fear mongering.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The sea is doing a great job of reflecting my mood today.
My next blog post won't be as hopeful as the last.
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Still working on this Wordpress thing, pls excuse the imperfections 🤓. I'm kinda digging wingin' it, for once!
F*ck perfection.
My next blog post won't be as hopeful as the last.
Subscribe at glitteringmultitude.com
Still working on this Wordpress thing, pls excuse the imperfections 🤓. I'm kinda digging wingin' it, for once!
F*ck perfection.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The sea is doing a great job of reflecting my mood today.
My next blog post won't be as hopeful as the last.
Subscribe at glitteringmultitude.com
Still working on this Wordpress thing, pls excuse the imperfections 🤓. I'm kinda digging wingin' it, for once!
F*ck perfection.
My next blog post won't be as hopeful as the last.
Subscribe at glitteringmultitude.com
Still working on this Wordpress thing, pls excuse the imperfections 🤓. I'm kinda digging wingin' it, for once!
F*ck perfection.
@mark-carney.bsky.social you slash natural resource dept budgets, subsidize and expand oil&gas, phase out programs like #canadagreenerhomes that reduced homeowner/renter energy costs/emissions and improve climate resilience, and beef up our military.
What's your plan to protect us, bomb the sun? 🤬🇨🇦
What's your plan to protect us, bomb the sun? 🤬🇨🇦
‘Climate negative’: Canada’s energy transition progress stalls in first Carney budget
From its underwhelming climate competitiveness strategy through near-static clean economy tax credits, the Liberal government’s 2025 spending plan is declared a fiscal and regulatory failure by indust...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social you slash natural resource dept budgets, subsidize and expand oil&gas, phase out programs like #canadagreenerhomes that reduced homeowner/renter energy costs/emissions and improve climate resilience, and beef up our military.
What's your plan to protect us, bomb the sun? 🤬🇨🇦
What's your plan to protect us, bomb the sun? 🤬🇨🇦
It's hard not to give up, some days. I'm fucking tired.
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It's hard not to give up, some days. I'm fucking tired.
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This is an incredible tool built by @nationalobserver.com that will help foster enhanced transparency at the local level.
All CAJ members can join Civic Searchlight....NOW!
A big thanks to @jameswsthomson.com for this. Contact him ASAP! HT to @rorywh.bsky.social @davidmckie.bsky.social and team
All CAJ members can join Civic Searchlight....NOW!
A big thanks to @jameswsthomson.com for this. Contact him ASAP! HT to @rorywh.bsky.social @davidmckie.bsky.social and team
Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching a tool to search municipal meeting transcripts across Canada. The tool has already helped us unearth a climate denial network targeting towns and cities, report on AI data centers, measure our impact and more.
Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!
Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!
Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation
Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is an incredible tool built by @nationalobserver.com that will help foster enhanced transparency at the local level.
All CAJ members can join Civic Searchlight....NOW!
A big thanks to @jameswsthomson.com for this. Contact him ASAP! HT to @rorywh.bsky.social @davidmckie.bsky.social and team
All CAJ members can join Civic Searchlight....NOW!
A big thanks to @jameswsthomson.com for this. Contact him ASAP! HT to @rorywh.bsky.social @davidmckie.bsky.social and team
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I called five different numbers. Every single one led to the same man’s voicemail. My first investigative piece is out in Canada’s National Observer—uncovering a hidden fossil fuel ad network.
Mapping the dark-money oil and gas ads targeting a small Ontario town
Dark money is paying for oil and gas ads on shadowy Facebook pages, all coordinated by a PR firm with oil and gas — and Conservative Party — connections. How did a small town in Southern Ontario find ...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I called five different numbers. Every single one led to the same man’s voicemail. My first investigative piece is out in Canada’s National Observer—uncovering a hidden fossil fuel ad network.
This is the world we've created for ourselves. World peace is barely a dream anymore.
We could have conquered climate change, poverty, hunger...taken care of eachother.
It could have been paradise.
Call me idealistic, but I think we could have done better.
#budget2025
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
We could have conquered climate change, poverty, hunger...taken care of eachother.
It could have been paradise.
Call me idealistic, but I think we could have done better.
#budget2025
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Federal budget expected to chart a course to meet NATO's 5% spending target | CBC News
What will rearming the Canadian military look like? We could get a clearer in Tuesday's federal budget. At least one defence expert says the Liberal government has made a lot of vague promises and the...
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is the world we've created for ourselves. World peace is barely a dream anymore.
We could have conquered climate change, poverty, hunger...taken care of eachother.
It could have been paradise.
Call me idealistic, but I think we could have done better.
#budget2025
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
We could have conquered climate change, poverty, hunger...taken care of eachother.
It could have been paradise.
Call me idealistic, but I think we could have done better.
#budget2025
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Prompt #1: What makes you curious?
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I'm writing a couple of pieces with this theme, so I've got curiosity on my mind.
Go on, tell me. I'm genuinely curious! 😉
#curiosity #connection #climategrief
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I'm writing a couple of pieces with this theme, so I've got curiosity on my mind.
Go on, tell me. I'm genuinely curious! 😉
#curiosity #connection #climategrief
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Prompt #1: What makes you curious?
****
I'm writing a couple of pieces with this theme, so I've got curiosity on my mind.
Go on, tell me. I'm genuinely curious! 😉
#curiosity #connection #climategrief
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I'm writing a couple of pieces with this theme, so I've got curiosity on my mind.
Go on, tell me. I'm genuinely curious! 😉
#curiosity #connection #climategrief
You're not alone out there.
This blog is an effort to connect with other climate realists who are tired. It's not a battle cry.
Just rest here awhile.
This is my first essay. If you like it, please subscribe and pass it on.
#climategrief #mentalhealth
glitteringmultitude.com/2025/10/25/h...
This blog is an effort to connect with other climate realists who are tired. It's not a battle cry.
Just rest here awhile.
This is my first essay. If you like it, please subscribe and pass it on.
#climategrief #mentalhealth
glitteringmultitude.com/2025/10/25/h...
Hope in A Hellscape
What Personal Grief and Climate Devastation Taught Me About Optimism I was a over halfway through Anna Karenina1 in the Fall of 2020, when the crushing wheels of the steam engine were bearing down …
glitteringmultitude.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
You're not alone out there.
This blog is an effort to connect with other climate realists who are tired. It's not a battle cry.
Just rest here awhile.
This is my first essay. If you like it, please subscribe and pass it on.
#climategrief #mentalhealth
glitteringmultitude.com/2025/10/25/h...
This blog is an effort to connect with other climate realists who are tired. It's not a battle cry.
Just rest here awhile.
This is my first essay. If you like it, please subscribe and pass it on.
#climategrief #mentalhealth
glitteringmultitude.com/2025/10/25/h...