Karen Blair
@karenblair.bsky.social
Retired & recovering nonprofit & social justice warrior, still seeking better communities & moments of wonder. Ocean & trails lover.Trying to be hopeful about our planet, hard as it is. Like b'ball, tennis, St Mirren FC. Unama'ki/Cape Breton/Nova Scotia🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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Once again I must ask, how much use of military force makes for no ceasefire, rather than a “strained” or “tested” ceasefire?
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Once again I must ask, how much use of military force makes for no ceasefire, rather than a “strained” or “tested” ceasefire?
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This sounds reasonable but is 100% wrong. Whether you or agree or disagree with a study is completely immaterial. What matters is whether the study was conducted properly and generates valid results. And it's impolitic to say but it's true: you have to have some level of expertise to judge that.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This sounds reasonable but is 100% wrong. Whether you or agree or disagree with a study is completely immaterial. What matters is whether the study was conducted properly and generates valid results. And it's impolitic to say but it's true: you have to have some level of expertise to judge that.
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I feel like the business community in Canada is just not getting the message - there is no miracle deal with Trump and any arrangement we make will be immediately upended when he somehow takes offence at some trivial thing.
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I feel like the business community in Canada is just not getting the message - there is no miracle deal with Trump and any arrangement we make will be immediately upended when he somehow takes offence at some trivial thing.
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What a preventable tragedy caused by a disinformation grievance industrial complex. Shameful.
Canada expected to lose long-standing measles-elimination status on Monday, by @kkirkup.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... via @theglobeandmail.com
Canada expected to lose long-standing measles-elimination status
If the country loses its status, public-health researchers say the return of endemic measles would carry serious health consequences
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
What a preventable tragedy caused by a disinformation grievance industrial complex. Shameful.
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This is one of the best explainers on the ongoing saga out of BC.
Too few mainstream news articles touch on the connections to the Convoy, or the fact that it’s really the same movement, with ostriches.
The farmers are saying this is just starting. it’ll be interesting to see where it goes now.
Too few mainstream news articles touch on the connections to the Convoy, or the fact that it’s really the same movement, with ostriches.
The farmers are saying this is just starting. it’ll be interesting to see where it goes now.
For months, I’ve been following a Canadian ostrich farm ordered to cull its flock after a bird flu outbreak. It was a cause célèbre for MAHA activists, a MAGA billionaire, and, of course, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The trucker convoy with birds ended last night. They lost. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches
The anti-vaccine, anti-government crusade to save "the miracle cure birds" is over — and the fringe activists lost.
www.msnbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This is one of the best explainers on the ongoing saga out of BC.
Too few mainstream news articles touch on the connections to the Convoy, or the fact that it’s really the same movement, with ostriches.
The farmers are saying this is just starting. it’ll be interesting to see where it goes now.
Too few mainstream news articles touch on the connections to the Convoy, or the fact that it’s really the same movement, with ostriches.
The farmers are saying this is just starting. it’ll be interesting to see where it goes now.
Tamara Deverell, the production designer for Guillermo del Toro's new Frankenstein film, lives in a house in the woods near Inverness, Cape Breton when she isn't making movies. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Oscar-nominated 'Frankenstein' production designer finds inspiration in rural Cape Breton | CBC News
The latest film adaptation of Frankenstein marks the fifth time Tamara Deverell, who now calls Cape Breton home, has worked with visionary director Guillermo del Toro.
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Tamara Deverell, the production designer for Guillermo del Toro's new Frankenstein film, lives in a house in the woods near Inverness, Cape Breton when she isn't making movies. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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get in bitch we're destroying the west
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
get in bitch we're destroying the west
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On this day in 1946, Viola Desmond's car broke down in New Glasgow, NS. She went to a movie and sat in a Whites-Only area. Her refusal to move helped spark the modern Canadian civil rights movement.
Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
canadaehx.com/2025/02/04/v...
Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
canadaehx.com/2025/02/04/v...
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On this day in 1946, Viola Desmond's car broke down in New Glasgow, NS. She went to a movie and sat in a Whites-Only area. Her refusal to move helped spark the modern Canadian civil rights movement.
Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
canadaehx.com/2025/02/04/v...
Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
canadaehx.com/2025/02/04/v...
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It’s how our Parliamentary system works
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It’s how our Parliamentary system works
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Important thread
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Important thread
The strange tale of how the Supreme Court legal cases of the son of Russian spies and the ostrich cull in BC are connected. Very bizarre Venn diagram there.
The law of unintended consequences... "How the son of Russian spies paved the legal path for B.C. ostrich cull. Alexander Vavilov set the Supreme Court of Canada precedent for 'reasonableness' at the heart of the ostrich case." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | How the son of Russian spies paved the legal path for the cull of B.C. ostriches | CBC News
In his battle for Canadian citizenship, Alexander Vavilov got an opportunity denied to the owners of B.C.'s Universal Ostrich Farms — a chance to argue his case before Canada's top court. In the proce...
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The strange tale of how the Supreme Court legal cases of the son of Russian spies and the ostrich cull in BC are connected. Very bizarre Venn diagram there.
Very solid vent.
Nothing to this one but venting: The transphobes are the most cowardly of bigots, people so terrified of what's in their pants & what's not in their hearts that they make it a calling to terrorize those who've done the work to know who they are. Mice have more courage, slugs have more grace.
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Very solid vent.
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BREAKING: Nazi Salute-Curious Tesla Investors Give Elon Musk Largest Payday in Human History for Being a White Supremacist Sociopath
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Payday
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
BREAKING: Nazi Salute-Curious Tesla Investors Give Elon Musk Largest Payday in Human History for Being a White Supremacist Sociopath
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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The soda brand’s nostalgic hits are a thing of the past as Coca-Cola makes AI slop a new festive tradition.
Coca-Cola's AI-generated Christmas ad sparks backlash (again)
The soda brand’s nostalgic hits are a thing of the past as Coca-Cola makes AI slop a new festive tradition.
l.euronews.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The soda brand’s nostalgic hits are a thing of the past as Coca-Cola makes AI slop a new festive tradition.
Big scoop. Guess he's crossing as no going back once it's said. Two more needed if budget to pass.
🚨Scoop: Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says he is considering crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
Conservative MP says he’s considering joining Canada’s Liberal government
The stunning twist moves Mark Carney one step closer to a secure hold on the prime minister’s office until 2029.
www.politico.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Big scoop. Guess he's crossing as no going back once it's said. Two more needed if budget to pass.
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Toaran is the mascot of the Tokyo Sakura Tram. His head is a tram, and his body is the beautiful flowers blooming along the railway line.
November 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Toaran is the mascot of the Tokyo Sakura Tram. His head is a tram, and his body is the beautiful flowers blooming along the railway line.
I didn't have People magazine as rebel truth tellers on my bingo card.
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I didn't have People magazine as rebel truth tellers on my bingo card.
The Jays lost, but take a look at the wonderful Victoria Mboko, cracking the top 20 in women's tennis!
Victoria Mboko's incredible run at the Hong Kong Open has seen her crack the top 20 for the first time in her career.
She started the year at No.333 👀
www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/...
She started the year at No.333 👀
www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/...
Ranking points and prize money earned by Victoria Mboko in Hong Kong
Having started the year at No.333, Victoria Mboko's incredible run means she will be ending it in a career-high position.
www.tennis365.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Jays lost, but take a look at the wonderful Victoria Mboko, cracking the top 20 in women's tennis!
Key point here from @katebeaton.bsky.social - if they can do it here, they will do it anywhere. #nspoli
The issue of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park is important to the entirety of Nova Scotia because handing it over to create a golf course would set a precedent for all protected land in the province. If they can do it here, they will do it anywhere. Comments on this: www.youtube.com/live/RP1xHzB...
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Key point here from @katebeaton.bsky.social - if they can do it here, they will do it anywhere. #nspoli
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This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
A little torrential rain wasn't stopping the Cape Breton kiddos tonight. The candy force is strong. Still had well over 100 goblins, and ran out of candy by 7:15. Built tough here!
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A little torrential rain wasn't stopping the Cape Breton kiddos tonight. The candy force is strong. Still had well over 100 goblins, and ran out of candy by 7:15. Built tough here!
For some very chilling Halloween reading ...
I couldn't let this week go without reviewing HOUSE OF DYNAMITE — which gets right to me the four core principles of nuclear thrillers. Most of all it should serve as a reminder why Trump's nuclear threats this week are so dangerous: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-s-od...
Trump’s Odd Nuclear Threat and America’s House of Dynamite
Almost nothing about Trump's latest nuke tweet is correct. Plus what Netflix's HOUSE OF DYNAMITE gets right about nuclear war.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For some very chilling Halloween reading ...
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TWO curatorial positions at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada. Curator of Birds, and Curator of Plants and Sustainability... please pass the word and amplify!
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Curator of Birds - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page
Apply to Curator of Birds at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
TWO curatorial positions at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada. Curator of Birds, and Curator of Plants and Sustainability... please pass the word and amplify!
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
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royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
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royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
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If we treated police like we're currently treating universities, we could require the police to undertake revenue-raising efforts (like increase traffic enforcement) to compensate for a lack of funding. (Instead, we keep increasing police budgets while hospitals and universities starve).
Yes, well, police across Ontario significantly reduced enforcing speed offences (and traffic offences writ large) specifically on the theory that cameras could do the job better.
So, this should be no surprise.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
So, this should be no surprise.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
Doug Ford’s speed camera ban could leave spots in Toronto without anti-speeding measures for years, city says
School and other safety zones in Toronto that are about to lose their speed cameras could be left without provincially funded traffic-calming infrastructure for months — or even years.
www.thestar.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
If we treated police like we're currently treating universities, we could require the police to undertake revenue-raising efforts (like increase traffic enforcement) to compensate for a lack of funding. (Instead, we keep increasing police budgets while hospitals and universities starve).