Rochelle Baker
@rochellebaker1.bsky.social
Rochelle Baker: LJI reporter @NatObserver
Island Insider
My beat: where the ocean meets trees. #climate #nature #politics #oceanscience #fisheries #ruralhinterland
Island Insider
My beat: where the ocean meets trees. #climate #nature #politics #oceanscience #fisheries #ruralhinterland
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Reposted by Rochelle Baker
Just two Republican congressmen (TWO) can get their way on Ukraine funding, or tariffs, anything… by shutting down the floor of the house. Rare chance in history. Quit tweeting “concern” and start acting, NOW! Here’s how:
February 7, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Just two Republican congressmen (TWO) can get their way on Ukraine funding, or tariffs, anything… by shutting down the floor of the house. Rare chance in history. Quit tweeting “concern” and start acting, NOW! Here’s how:
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"The greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) was found in the fossil record but believed to have vanished from the North Atlantic archipelago, until a remnant population was discovered in a damp and overgrown alleyway in Hamilton, the island capital, in 2014."
#snails #inverts
#snails #inverts
Bermuda snail thought to be extinct now thrives after a decade’s effort
Special pods at Chester zoo helped conservationists breed and release more than 100,000 greater Bermuda snails
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
A reality check for Canadians who might be feeling self satisfied bout our approach to immigration compared to US.
Fighting Cancer, Facing Deportation and Denied Health Care via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Fighting Cancer, Facing Deportation and Denied Health Care via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Fighting Cancer, Facing Deportation and Denied Health Care | The Tyee
Francisco Barahona is one of many people denied treatment when they can’t get MSP coverage.
thetyee.ca
February 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
A reality check for Canadians who might be feeling self satisfied bout our approach to immigration compared to US.
Fighting Cancer, Facing Deportation and Denied Health Care via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Fighting Cancer, Facing Deportation and Denied Health Care via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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Now that most of the country wants to abolish ICE, get ready for the goalposts to shift, so that abolish ICE becomes "reform ICE" as we get closer to the election. We have to continue pressure to make sure we really mean abolish, when we say it, otherwise we will be sold out.
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Now that most of the country wants to abolish ICE, get ready for the goalposts to shift, so that abolish ICE becomes "reform ICE" as we get closer to the election. We have to continue pressure to make sure we really mean abolish, when we say it, otherwise we will be sold out.
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The latest in the loooong fish farm saga on the West Coast from @rochellebaker1.bsky.social
Appeal court ruling backs Discovery Islands salmon farm closures
A federal court ruling affirming fish farm closures in Discovery Islands now shifts spotlight to government action and future of industry on the West Coast.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The latest in the loooong fish farm saga on the West Coast from @rochellebaker1.bsky.social
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me finally owning a home in a walkable neighborhood when im too old to walk
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 AM
me finally owning a home in a walkable neighborhood when im too old to walk
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It was Melania, she needs to get the negative attention off of her movie flop.
February 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It was Melania, she needs to get the negative attention off of her movie flop.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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Via @ubcoceans.bsky.social - All at sea: Whales caught in middle of conflicting Canadian, U.S. regulations - @rochellebaker1.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com via @squamishchief.bsky.social
www.squamishchief.com/highlights/a...
www.squamishchief.com/highlights/a...
All at sea: Whales caught in middle of conflicting Canadian, U.S. regulations
Canada and the U.S. are playing by different rules when it comes to protecting threatened whales, experts warn.
www.squamishchief.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Via @ubcoceans.bsky.social - All at sea: Whales caught in middle of conflicting Canadian, U.S. regulations - @rochellebaker1.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com via @squamishchief.bsky.social
www.squamishchief.com/highlights/a...
www.squamishchief.com/highlights/a...
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The Senate bill is rooted in the idea that we just need to get BP/ICE "back to" only terrorizing people we deem worthy of being terrorized, and not White people. The exact problematic understanding people have been trying to warn against... While a lot of White people insisted that concern was silly
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The Senate bill is rooted in the idea that we just need to get BP/ICE "back to" only terrorizing people we deem worthy of being terrorized, and not White people. The exact problematic understanding people have been trying to warn against... While a lot of White people insisted that concern was silly
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Fantastic news. Stick that in your vape stick and puff it, Mary Barra.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa, Seoul agree to work on bringing South Korean auto manufacturing to Canada
Non-binding MOU stems from campaign to win submarine contract for Canada’s navy
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Fantastic news. Stick that in your vape stick and puff it, Mary Barra.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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"This is a preschool you stupid motherfuckers" should be the Democrats' 2026 slogan
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"This is a preschool you stupid motherfuckers" should be the Democrats' 2026 slogan
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I made a promise to Alex’s parents to continue to tell his story.
An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.
An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I made a promise to Alex’s parents to continue to tell his story.
An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.
An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Again…. Just under 48 hours ago….. seven democrats and all the so called “reasonable” (concerned on Twitter and cnn types) voted to fully fund ICE at its bloated, out of control level.
ICE is better funded than most militaries
ICE is better funded than most militaries
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Again…. Just under 48 hours ago….. seven democrats and all the so called “reasonable” (concerned on Twitter and cnn types) voted to fully fund ICE at its bloated, out of control level.
ICE is better funded than most militaries
ICE is better funded than most militaries
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Drop the names of any Canadian companies you’ve seen working with ICE in the comments.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Drop the names of any Canadian companies you’ve seen working with ICE in the comments.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
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Alex Pretti was murdered while trying to protect a woman from being assaulted by federal agents
TW ⚠️
This is the pink jacket lady’s angle. (From Drop Site News)
Horrific. Bovino is a stone cold liar.
Pretti wasn’t attacking officers, he had just helped a lady they assaulted and had gotten pepper sprayed.
This is the pink jacket lady’s angle. (From Drop Site News)
Horrific. Bovino is a stone cold liar.
Pretti wasn’t attacking officers, he had just helped a lady they assaulted and had gotten pepper sprayed.
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Alex Pretti was murdered while trying to protect a woman from being assaulted by federal agents
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."