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Guerric
@guerrichache.ca
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QC-raised, BC-based nature photographer, indie SFF author, game designer, cat parent, home cook, plant nerd, science enthusiast

My & my work: https://linktr.ee/guerrichache
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guerrichache.ca
For Canadians looking for progressive change, I'd encourage you to get involved in the NDP leadership race as volunteers, donors, and sharers.

I met Tanille recently found her very grounded and thoughtful; she's got it. Check out her campaign and consider supporting her! #cdnpoli #canada
votetanille.bsky.social Tanille Johnston (she/her/elle) @votetanille.bsky.social · 17h
A Guaranteed Livable Basic Income is proven to reduce poverty, empower people living with disabilities, and serve as a powerful tool in eliminating gender-based violence, for which Indigenous women and girls are most targeted.

ndp.ca/donate/tanille
"Canada needs to establish a Guaranteed Livable Basie Income (GLBI paid for by a wealth tax on the rich." 36 hours for us to get Tanille on the NDP leadership debate stage. Image of Tanille speaking to supporter.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
guerrichache.ca
Hey #Canada, let's cut them off as well.
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 51m
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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dshramek.bsky.social
Notably, a Palantir couldn't be safely operated because Sauron had one and corrupted the leaders who used theirs. Erebor was a former home of the dwarves whose vast hoard of wealth attracted a dragon which destroyed and scattered the dwarves and nearby settlements.
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1h
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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50501movement.bsky.social
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!

Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.

We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Stock of Spotify over last month showing sharp decline, from near $700 in value to $615.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
guerrichache.ca
Some plump little tufts of Sedum (stonecrop) up on a mountain in the Okanagan.

#sedum #stonecrop #plant #macro #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #plantphotography #okanagan #britishcolumbia #canada
A close-up photo of rosettes of plump, pinkish plant leaves that fade to pale green at their base. The plants are growing on lichenous, greyish soil.
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
guerrichache.ca
Another extreme close-up of one of my best friend plants, Selaginella! This is Selaginella scopulorum (Rocky Mountain Spikemoss), which was a new species for me this year.

#selaginella #lycophyte #plant #plantphotography #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #britishcolumbia #canada
An extreme close-up of a plant that grows in stalks covered in thick triangular scales with tiny white hairs at the tips. The scales range from rusty-reddish-brown to green.
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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vangreens.bsky.social
Still want Vancouver to be the Greenest City? Apparently, Ken Sim and ABC don't.

Saving a few bucks to the city will come at an even greater cost down the line.

Full article in @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...

#VanPoli
A white and green graphic. The top, over the white, is the logo for Canada's National Observer and the headline, "Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department" by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson & Natasha Bulowski from Nov. 10. On the green is a quote from Vancouver City Councillor from the Vancouver Green Party, Pete Fry, saying, "It's 100 per cent ideologically motivated. What is incredibly frustrating about this is the lack of integrity or courage for them to come out and say what it is they're intending to do. They're trying to be sneaky with this, and it will blow up in their face."
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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somehowever.bsky.social
Have you signed the Alberta Funds Public Schools Petition yet?

More signing locations up all the time at abfundspublicschools.ca/cgi-bin/publ...

#ableg #abpoli
Alberta Funds Public Schools
A Citizen Initiative petitioning the Government of Alberta to improve its Public Education funding model.
abfundspublicschools.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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cindyphanauthor.com
Jesus Christ Joyce.
samthielman.com CHOAM Nomsky (thankful) @samthielman.com · 13h
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
Tweet by Joyce Carol Oates: "wherever he goes, he wants to leave"--that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation. QT of @avidreader1000 Wherever he goes, he wants to leave: SA, Canada, ultimately the U.S. in the long run, based on his behavior. This also includes Earth. A continuous disavowal of your home is odd, to say the least. He seems to have no c...
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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votetanille.bsky.social
A Guaranteed Livable Basic Income is proven to reduce poverty, empower people living with disabilities, and serve as a powerful tool in eliminating gender-based violence, for which Indigenous women and girls are most targeted.

ndp.ca/donate/tanille
"Canada needs to establish a Guaranteed Livable Basie Income (GLBI paid for by a wealth tax on the rich." 36 hours for us to get Tanille on the NDP leadership debate stage. Image of Tanille speaking to supporter.
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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kwardvancouver.bsky.social
42% of residents and 37% of businesses surveyed supported a 5% property tax increase in order to maintain the current level of services in the city of Vancouver

but wait there’s more

a lot more

1/?

council.vancouver.ca/20251112/doc...
Preferred Property Tax Scenarios (based on June 2025 direction) • Residents and businesses were asked about their preferences for property tax increases relative to service levels (reflecting 2026 Budget scenarios staff were directed to explore in June 2025). • Most respondents are supportive of some increase in property tax. Of the options presented, the most preferred was a “property tax increase of 5% that maintains the current level of City services” (42% residents, 37% businesses). • On October 8, 2025, Council provided direction for staff to move forward and prepare the 2026 Budget with a 0% property tax increase, while prioritizing core City services and maintaining community grants, library and community centre services. This direction is different than the budget scenarios suggested in 2026 Budget survey ey question preamble: “The City continues to face significant financial pressures related to overall rising costs, regional levies from Metro Vancouver and E-Comm 9-1-1, among many factors. As mentioned, property tax increases are one financial tool that the City can use to help address rising costs, balance the budget and maintain service levels. For the City to continue providing the same level of services, analysis by staff showed a 5% increase in property taxes would be needed due to cost pressures. In an effort to address affordability for residents and businesses, City Council asked staff to create three budget scenarios based on 0%, 1.5%, and 2.5% property tax increases. Property taxes are the City’s main source of revenue and help fund the services people rely on. For that reason, decisions about property tax rates and service levels are considered together during the budget process.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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michhham.bsky.social
Meta has a history of “journalism capture” in Canada. It wants to shape public opinion and policy to its benefit with: Sponsored talks at magazines, like The Walrus; Fellowships with news partners, like The Canadian Press; Paid content in partisan news sites, like The Hub.

– cc @vassb.bsky.social
nicktsergas.ca Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 2d
omg.

Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
Screenshot of an article in Canada's "centre-right" new-media outlet, with headline "AI sovereignty isn’t the answer for Canada’s economic future" A line at the bottom of this very lengthy commentary reads, "This article is presented in partnership with Meta."
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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nicktsergas.ca
omg.

Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
Screenshot of an article in Canada's "centre-right" new-media outlet, with headline "AI sovereignty isn’t the answer for Canada’s economic future" A line at the bottom of this very lengthy commentary reads, "This article is presented in partnership with Meta."
November 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
guerrichache.ca
The amount of misinformation and misunderstanding of Canada's electoral system is truly staggering. So many people think we vote for a leader, think vote count is what determines government, think that the proportion of seats corresponds to the proportion of votes, etc. #canada #cdnpoli
tryangregory.bsky.social T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 2d
Please stop saying things like "We had to vote for Carney, it was the only alternative to PP".

It's just not true. In fact, that kind of thinking made and continues to make things worse.

🧵
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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aclu.org
We already know what makes our communities safer, and it's not troops on our streets.

It's giving people accessible housing, food, employment, health care, and education opportunities.
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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theserfstv.bsky.social
If you're wondering why capital keeps burning cash on such a worthless asset it's because its promised them the ability to fire their entire workforce and even though it can't deliver it yet the allure is too strong to stop now
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”

That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”

@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
guerrichache.ca
Fun fact about the Liberal budget: it includes an impact assessment at the end where the government flags which demographics it thinks will benefit from each individual proposal.

- 38 are listed as benefiting men
- 12 are listed as benefiting gender equality
- 6 are listed as benefiting women
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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jstewgie.bsky.social
Safe supply is what we need to do, and it's inhumane to pretend otherwise. #BCPoli #CdnPoli
michellegamage.bsky.social Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 3d
Anyway. High emotions at the court house with many supporters crying or frustrated that the judge can so clearly acknowledge the harms caused by the CDSA, and then find people who push back against the CDSA guilty.
If the law exists to protect people but people are dying, should the law change?
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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klymiuk.ca
For ever Canadian feeling smug about the situation down south, we’re on the same trajectory on far too many fronts.
hypervisible.blacksky.app Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 8d
“The Americas — North, Central, and South — is the only region of the world that has ever managed to stop endemic transmission of measles. But that hard-won victory against the highly contagious virus is on the verge of being rolled back.”
The Americas, led by Canada, is on the brink of losing measles-elimination status
The Americas is the only region of the world to have stopped endemic transmission of measles. But its victory is on the verge of being rolled back.
www.statnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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jaredwesley.ca
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.

But not impossible.

Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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meggietheramm.bsky.social
I just read 'Hello Sunshine' by @keezyyoung.bsky.social and it was a goddamn work of art. I'm so blown away by it that I'm going to have to break its greatness down into sections, but before that (and most importantly): the dog lives and everyone is gay.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
guerrichache.ca
I really enjoyed finding @votetanille.bsky.social's Halloween-themed platform in my inbox yesterday! The spooky theme is fun, but also the core ideas are exactly what I want to see from the NDP!
A screenshot of text reading: Boo! It’s Halloween—and nothing sends chills down the spines of billionaires like the words “wealth tax.” Turns out, our working-class movement can summon real change! 🪄 So with a little ‘hocus pocus’, we hope to conjure some policies that really spook the suits: - Wealth Tax — a curse on their luxury purses 💰 - A Universal Basic Income so you’re not left ghosting rent as AI “disappears” jobs 🤖 - Proportional Representation, so every ghoul’s vote counts 🗳️ - Bring back the Per-Vote Subsidy and exorcising corporate money from politics ⚖️ - Full Universal Healthcare (vision, dental, mental health, and pharmacare), because fangs and fillings shouldn’t break the bank 🩺 - Free Post-Secondary, because education shouldn’t require a pact with the devil 🎓 - Free NDP Membership to any soul that wants to join 🧡
November 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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votetanille.bsky.social
Carney tells us all that we have to "make sacrifices,” but the reality is that there's so many prosperous ways in which we could and should be investing in Canada right now that his government is refusing to see.
Thank you to the AFN for showing us a clear roadmap towards growing Canada's economy.
Graphic titled Tanille on the pending announcement of the Liberal BUDGET. "The Canadian government claims to drive its decision-making based on economic growth. Yet, despite the Assembly of First Nations projecting that federal investments in housing, clean water, broadband, and roads could boost Canada's GDP by $635B and create over 338,000 jobs annually over seven years, Carney's Liberal government has continued to be short-sighted. Nations are ready, willing, and able to build Canada, yet we're failing to meet them to the detriment of our country. Let's see if Carney will truly invest in Canada." Imagery of AFN and chief Cindy Woodhouse, Vote Tanille for NDP Leader, and a link to Tanille.ca
November 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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somuchpingle.bsky.social
Adding to my Middle Earth life list, the Giant Sungazer (Smaug giganteus), endemic to highland grasslands in South Africa. They live in self-dug burrows and eat invertebrates and small vertebrates. Low and slow birthrates leave them vulnerable. #herps #lizards #NaturePhotography 🌿
Side image of a lizard perched on a rock, facing left with grasslands and hills in the background. The lizard's body color varies from light brown to dark brown. The most striking feature are the scales on the body, limbs, and head, which are enlarged, curved, and end at the tip in a pointy spike.
November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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chad.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Just over the weekend, 15 UCP MLAs have been targeted by constituents motivated to recall them, with at least two more starting the process.

#ableg #abpoli #totalrecall #generalstrikeab

https://operationtotalrecall.ca/
Operation Total Recall — Organize Local Recall Campaigns
Grassroots hub to organize riding-by-riding recall efforts for the 44 Alberta MLAs who supported using the Notwithstanding Clause against not just teachers, but all Alberta workers. Find your MLA, join your local team, and take action.
operationtotalrecall.ca
November 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM