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Robin Edgar
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"Retired" professional photographer and "Cultural Eclipsologist" researching how eclipses, especially total solar eclipses, influenced ancient humanity's religious beliefs and iconography. Look for my #Eclipsology hashtag.
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Robin Edgar @robinedgar59.bsky.social · Nov 27
Is it just a random chance #coincidence that our Sun & Moon have the same apparent size, or that when our Moon totally eclipses our Sun as a result of this alleged "coincidence" the #TotalSolarEclipse looks like the pupil & iris of an "eye of God"?

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My 'Space Oddities Live' Presentation 'Researching The Influence of Eclipses on Ancient Cultures'
About a month ago, I did a PowerPoint presentation on 'Space Oddities Live' titled 'Researching The Influence of Eclipses on Ancient Culture...
culturaleclipsology.blogspot.com
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hanamorel.bsky.social
“Now, evidence is growing that, faced with a climate crisis, the civilization did not disappear but adapted and moved.” #climateheritage

ways that #archaeology provides the long view for thinking about #climatechange

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Archaeologists discover how oldest American civilisation survived a climate catastrophe
Experts find artefacts left behind in Caral showing how population survived drought without resorting to violence
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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gauchechalet.bsky.social
Suffit de parler aux gens pour comprendre la raison de la grève.

À part le Devoir aujourd'hui, combien de grévistes ont été entendu dans les médias québécois depuis 2 mois? Pour parler des vraies conditions de travail?

C'est ça d'avoir des médias bourgeois, à la «neutralité» à sens unique.
Grèves à la STM : entrevue avec un travailleur | Le Podcast communiste révolutionnaire
YouTube video by Parti communiste révolutionnaire
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November 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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thelawofwork.bsky.social
Imagine a system of “academic freedom” where you can fired for, say, pointing out that the unemployment rate is higher for non-White Americans than for White Americans.

As if pointing out facts is a crime.
profsmithsask.bsky.social Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 11h
Without academic freedom, academics cannot ask critical questions, conduct new research or feel secure to challenge established orthodoxy. This is a clear violation of such freedoms at the centre of the modern university. This is an affront to the academy.
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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benjalvarez1.bsky.social
Montreal's next mayor Soraya Martínez Ferrada is originally from Santiago, Chile. "She and her family moved to Canada as political refugees in 1980 when she was only eight years old, fleeing the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Meet Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Montreal's next mayor | CBC News
For the first time in eight years, Montreal will have a new person leading city hall: Soraya Martinez Ferrada. From her Chilean roots to her political experience, here's some info for you to learn mor...
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
robinedgar59.bsky.social
‪Ensemble Montréal's Soraya Martinez Ferrada was officially sworn in as the mayor(ess) of #Montreal tonight. She spoke in French, English & Spanish in her acceptance speech, calling for #collaboration & #responsibility over #ideology.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmtj...

#PolMTL #MTLpoli #PolQC #PolCan
2025-11-13 - Assementation des élu(e)s 2025
YouTube video by MTLVille
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November 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
robinedgar59.bsky.social
Ensemble Montréal's Soraya Martinez Ferrada was officially sworn in as the mayor(ess) of #Montreal tonight.

Deborah Delisle, a #MohawkMother of the #TurtleClan from #Kahnawake, presented the opening words to the swearing in ceremony.

#PolMTL #MTLpoli #PolQC #PolCan

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmtj...
2025-11-13 - Assementation des élu(e)s 2025
YouTube video by MTLVille
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November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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tvanouvelles.ca
Le bras droit de Soraya Martinez Ferrada remporte son élection par 23 voix
Le bras droit de Soraya Martinez Ferrada remporte son élection par 23 voix
Le bras droit de Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Claude Pinard, sera assermenté jeudi soir.
www.tvanouvelles.ca
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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english.lemonde.fr
Soraya Martinez Ferrada, from Chilean refugee to mayor of Montréal
Soraya Martinez Ferrada, from Chilean refugee to mayor of Montréal
Promising change, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a former minister under Justin Trudeau, made history on Thursday by becoming the first woman of immigrant background to lead Québec's largest city.
www.lemonde.fr
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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cultmtl.com
Freezing rain projected for Montreal: Up to 10 mm of ice accretion on Saturday evening
Freezing rain projected for Montreal: Up to 10 mm of ice accretion on Saturday evening
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement projecting freezing rain in Montreal this weekend.
cultmtl.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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mtltoula.bsky.social
“Political experts confirm that authoritarianism is rising globally and the number of liberal democracies is shrinking.”
cultmtl.com/2025/11/demo...
Democracy, you in danger, girl
According to the Global State of Democracy 2025 report, 2024 was the 9th consecutive year in which more countries experienced democratic decline than improvement.
cultmtl.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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pivot.quebec
OPINION | « Le conflit d’intérêts subtil comme un coup de matraque que le BEI devait faire disparaître s’est simplement donné un nouveau nom qui s’avère être un mensonge doublé d’une insulte à l’intelligence. »

La chronique de Alexandre Popovic 👇
Pourquoi ne pas abolir le Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes? – Pivot
Et pourquoi un militant qui s’est battu pour mettre fin aux enquêtes de la police sur la police arrive-t-il avec une idée pareille?
pivot.quebec
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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pivot.quebec
VIDÉO | Que demandent les employé·es d’entretien de la Société de transport de Montréal, en pleines négociations avec leur employeur? Pourquoi étaient-ils en grève, pourquoi ont-ils interrompu leur débrayage?

Par Oona Barrett 👇
Que veulent les travailleur·euses de la STM? – Pivot
Pivot a parlé au syndicat des employé·es d’entretien pour comprendre ses revendications et l’avenir des moyens de pression.
pivot.quebec
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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patwhite7000.bsky.social
Sept employés ayant servi sous Valérie Plante ont été remerciés
www.ledevoir.com/politique/mo...
Sept employés municipaux ayant servi sous Valérie Plante remerciés par la nouvelle mairesse
Le sort du directeur général de la Ville reste incertain avec l’arrivée de l’administration de Soraya Martinez Ferrada.
www.ledevoir.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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ledevoir.com
L’ordre des avocats dénonce des projets de loi qui «auront des conséquences nuisibles à notre régime démocratique».
Le Barreau appuie les médecins qui rejettent le «régime de surveillance» de la «loi 2»
www.ledevoir.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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cultmtl.com
“Trump’s MAGA influencers and grifters loudly endorsed Pierre Poilievre during the electoral campaign, and bot accounts continue spreading misinformation and fake support for the Conservatives.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
cultmtl.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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cultmtl.com
Montreal needs to stop accepting homelessness as inevitable

"We’ve become tolerant of what should be intolerable: people living and often dying on our streets."

An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
Montreal needs to stop accepting homelessness as inevitable
Every year, the City of Montreal seems blindsided by the problem of homelessness — particularly in winter — and it’s completely unacceptable.
cultmtl.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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robinedgar59.bsky.social
"A city, and a community, can be judged on how it treats its least fortunate, & any mayor of a city as wealthy & fortunate as ours should be ashamed of allowing this problem to persist."

So #ValériePlante, & #ProjetMontreal as a #community, should #BeAshamed of allowing this "situation" to persist?
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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robinedgar59.bsky.social
"The city should immediately expropriate the abandoned Shriners and Miséricorde hospitals before the start of winter and convert them into #HomelessShelters and treatment facilities."

I'm pretty sure winter got off to quite a spectacular start last weekend. . .

cc: @sorayamartinezf.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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merriam-webster.com
If you have ‘dibs’ on something, you claim or declare rights to that thing before anyone else.

‘Dibs’ comes from an old children's game called ‘dibstones,’ which resembled the game of jacks.
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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wildernessvagabonds.com
This is the nicest shot of the night, via two different cameras that captured the same meteor.

Crestone, Colorado USA November 12, 2025 at 2:36am MST

#astronomy #astrophotography #meteor #aurora
A meteor streaks diagonally on the top right side of the frame, with a couple pulses of brighter light. The meteor is above a red/yellow/green aurora borealis. The scene is moonlit and chamisa and cottonwood trees are visible in the foreground, along with a house. The Rocky Mountains are in the background. The sky is full of stars. A meteor streaks diagonally in the center of the frame, with a couple pulses of brighter light. The meteor is above a red/yellow/green aurora borealis. The scene is moonlit and chamisa and cottonwood trees are visible in the foreground, along with a house. The Rocky Mountains are in the background. The sky is full of stars. There are some moonlit streaks of cloud on the right side, and some puffier clouds low on the left.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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wildernessvagabonds.com
My full #timelapse video of the night is posted now

Crestone, Colorado USA November 11-12, 2025

#astronomy #astrophotography #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights

Exit the Void, It Was Never For You by Jon Shuemaker is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License
Wow, We Need More Superlatives! November 11-12, 2025 time lapse
YouTube video by Mike Lewinski
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November 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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naztronomy.com
We just got hit with a 3rd CME. In preparation for Tonight and with hopes of a nice view, I created this short 3 minute video talking about the Aurora and all the technical nitty gritty around KP, Bz, and Bt values: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPSV...

#astronomy #aurora
Aurora Alert! Severe G4 Storm Predicted Tonight After Last Night's Show
YouTube video by Naztronomy
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November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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davidblanchard.bsky.social
Another image from last night's aurora showing the silhouette of a heron wading in the shallow water of the lake. Shot with a 12mm fisheye lens--hence the curvature (2158 MST; 0458 UTC)

#astrophotography #landscape 📷 #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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skymaps.com
🌗 ⭐ Over the next few hours the Moon will appear near the bright star Regulus in the morning sky. Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo (the Lion) and is located on the Ecliptic making for regular encounters with the Moon. 🔭
Lore: Skymaps.com/myths/
An antique star map depicting the constellation Leo as a lion, with labeled stars and celestial coordinates marked across the chart. The location of the bright star Regulus (the King) is shown on the Ecliptic. Credit: Plate 17 (Leo), A Celestial Atlas, Alexander Jamieson (1822).
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM