Mariette Sluyter
@mimithefarmher.bsky.social
I just signed a petition started by a North Island community member, calling on Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate in the federal election. Will you join me here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi...
Remove Aaron Gunn for his residential school denialism
I just signed a petition started by a North Island community member, calling on Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate in the federal election. Will you join me here: https://you.leadnow...
you.leadnow.ca
April 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I just signed a petition started by a North Island community member, calling on Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate in the federal election. Will you join me here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi...
Hey hey Comox Valley! Read all about the amazing farmers collab! www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/local-news/c...
Comox Valley farmers build food sovereignty by supplying local restaurants
Food sovereignty starts in local fields and ends on the plate, but not all plates are served at home
www.comoxvalleyrecord.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Hey hey Comox Valley! Read all about the amazing farmers collab! www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/local-news/c...
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Today's anti-Trump immigration protest took over the 101 Freeway in downtown L.A., as marchers held signs that said, “MAGA — Mexicans always get across” and “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you,” referring to farm workers.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
February 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Today's anti-Trump immigration protest took over the 101 Freeway in downtown L.A., as marchers held signs that said, “MAGA — Mexicans always get across” and “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you,” referring to farm workers.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Ford needs to cancel the 100M Starlink contract. Cancelling that would get DC's attention more than withdrawing US alcohol. If he won't, that becomes an election issue.
February 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Ford needs to cancel the 100M Starlink contract. Cancelling that would get DC's attention more than withdrawing US alcohol. If he won't, that becomes an election issue.
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We need to work together – individuals, researchers, governments, professional organizations, patient communities... ALL OF US – to produce and share quality science-informed content!
We can't let Dark Age 2.0 win. 💪
See CMA misinformation study: www.cma.ca/latest-stori...
We can't let Dark Age 2.0 win. 💪
See CMA misinformation study: www.cma.ca/latest-stori...
New research shows the problem of health misinformation in Canada is growing
A new survey conducted by the CMA finds that health misinformation in Canada is a growing problem.
www.cma.ca
January 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We need to work together – individuals, researchers, governments, professional organizations, patient communities... ALL OF US – to produce and share quality science-informed content!
We can't let Dark Age 2.0 win. 💪
See CMA misinformation study: www.cma.ca/latest-stori...
We can't let Dark Age 2.0 win. 💪
See CMA misinformation study: www.cma.ca/latest-stori...
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Musk is finally commenting on his Nazi salute, by insisting that Wikipedia is the problem.
January 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Musk is finally commenting on his Nazi salute, by insisting that Wikipedia is the problem.
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Dunno if Elon meant to throw a Nazi salute (twice) or not, but if they were a mistake coming from the guy who recently supported AfD (the far right German Party), it would be one of the biggest, ugliest, stupidest political gaffes of the last decade.
January 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Dunno if Elon meant to throw a Nazi salute (twice) or not, but if they were a mistake coming from the guy who recently supported AfD (the far right German Party), it would be one of the biggest, ugliest, stupidest political gaffes of the last decade.
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Nazis: "that's a nazi salute"
Historians: "that's a nazi salute"
Average person: "that's a nazi salute"
The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."
Historians: "that's a nazi salute"
Average person: "that's a nazi salute"
The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."
January 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Nazis: "that's a nazi salute"
Historians: "that's a nazi salute"
Average person: "that's a nazi salute"
The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."
Historians: "that's a nazi salute"
Average person: "that's a nazi salute"
The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."
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Canada may find itself in a stronger position than the United States if a trade war breaks out between the two countries. But don’t take @djclimenhaga.bsky.social’s word for it. #uspoli #canpoli
Why Canada Would Win Trump’s Trade War | The Tyee
Nobel-winning economist says US would take the biggest hit from tariff plan.
thetyee.ca
January 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Canada may find itself in a stronger position than the United States if a trade war breaks out between the two countries. But don’t take @djclimenhaga.bsky.social’s word for it. #uspoli #canpoli
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Well, America, we had a good run. I mean, mostly. Okay, not entirely. *flips through a history book* You know what, forget I said anything.
January 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Well, America, we had a good run. I mean, mostly. Okay, not entirely. *flips through a history book* You know what, forget I said anything.
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The first visual of the Trump presidency at the border; a sobbing woman in Ciudad Juárez stands outside the Paso Del Norte port of entry, clutching a pole as she weeps having learned that her 1:00PM appointment for a chance to seek asylum in the US has been cancelled. x.com/arelisrhdz/s...
January 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The first visual of the Trump presidency at the border; a sobbing woman in Ciudad Juárez stands outside the Paso Del Norte port of entry, clutching a pole as she weeps having learned that her 1:00PM appointment for a chance to seek asylum in the US has been cancelled. x.com/arelisrhdz/s...
Fuck sakes here we go
Trump's right hand man (literally) just casually giving the Nazi salute... twice.
January 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Fuck sakes here we go
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The spreadsheet brigade that's keeping LA's rental market from exploding—new from @awalkerinla.bsky.social
www.torched.la/the-spreadsh...
www.torched.la/the-spreadsh...
The spreadsheet brigade that's keeping LA's rental market from exploding
There's an army of volunteers at their keyboards right now, all over the country, preventing the ignition of a secondary disaster by snuffing out LA's price-gouging rentals
www.torched.la
January 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The spreadsheet brigade that's keeping LA's rental market from exploding—new from @awalkerinla.bsky.social
www.torched.la/the-spreadsh...
www.torched.la/the-spreadsh...
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Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
January 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
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Let's talk about how we get out of this moment of crisis, and where we go from there.
SO DONALD TRUMP HAS DECIDED TO ANNEX YOUR COUNTRY
Somewhere, around Christmas, it became clear that Donald Trump wasn’t entirely joking about wanting to annex Canada. Here's what we can do.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Let's talk about how we get out of this moment of crisis, and where we go from there.
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future generations will remember this as a time of hat-based diplomacy
January 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
future generations will remember this as a time of hat-based diplomacy
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Farmworkers have avoided bird flu testing bc they don't have paid sick days. Rather than offering to cover that loss, health departments have modified guidelines so that they can work while sick.
From the CA dept of public health:
From the CA dept of public health:
January 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Farmworkers have avoided bird flu testing bc they don't have paid sick days. Rather than offering to cover that loss, health departments have modified guidelines so that they can work while sick.
From the CA dept of public health:
From the CA dept of public health:
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Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program due to abuse.
But they warn more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers. #bclab
But they warn more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers. #bclab
Okanagan Winemaker Banned from Foreign Worker Program over Abuses | The Tyee
Advocates welcome ban and $118,000 fine for Toor Vineyards.
thetyee.ca
January 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program due to abuse.
But they warn more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers. #bclab
But they warn more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers. #bclab
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While the fires that have devastated celebrity neighborhoods near Malibu have caught the world's attention, a similar size blaze in Eaton Canyon, north of Los Angeles, has ravaged Altadena, a racially and economically diverse community reut.rs/3PuoYXv
Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten
In the close-knit Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, where rows of neat bungalows once nestled in the shadow of the San Gabriel mountains, smoldering ruins and the skeletal frames of burnt out cars now lie.
reut.rs
January 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
While the fires that have devastated celebrity neighborhoods near Malibu have caught the world's attention, a similar size blaze in Eaton Canyon, north of Los Angeles, has ravaged Altadena, a racially and economically diverse community reut.rs/3PuoYXv
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Masks are back for British Columbia’s health-care sector.
Mask Rules Are Back in BC Hospitals | The Tyee
They’re necessary to curb flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases, the Health Ministry says.
thetyee.ca
January 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Masks are back for British Columbia’s health-care sector.