Psarah Psmith 🇨🇦
@smarvsmith.bsky.social
Rogue Naturalist
Science+Art Mash-up Maven
Into Good Trouble, Interesting Facts, & Oxford Commas
Maple syrup runs in my veins.
Science+Art Mash-up Maven
Into Good Trouble, Interesting Facts, & Oxford Commas
Maple syrup runs in my veins.
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How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
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Debunk the immigration crime myth www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
"...immigration has crime-reducing effects..." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
"...immigration is consistently linked to decreases in violent (eg, murder) & property crime..." www.antoniocasella.eu/nume/Adelman...
"...immigration has crime-reducing effects..." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
"...immigration is consistently linked to decreases in violent (eg, murder) & property crime..." www.antoniocasella.eu/nume/Adelman...
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Migrant Crime Wave’
Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.
www.brennancenter.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Debunk the immigration crime myth www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
"...immigration has crime-reducing effects..." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
"...immigration is consistently linked to decreases in violent (eg, murder) & property crime..." www.antoniocasella.eu/nume/Adelman...
"...immigration has crime-reducing effects..." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
"...immigration is consistently linked to decreases in violent (eg, murder) & property crime..." www.antoniocasella.eu/nume/Adelman...
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SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.
These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.
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WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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"Canada should increase output of existing pipeline infrastructure before building new pipelines"
Agree: 72%
Disagree: 29%
Ipsos / Dec 15, 2025 / n=1502 / Online
Agree: 72%
Disagree: 29%
Ipsos / Dec 15, 2025 / n=1502 / Online
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"Canada should increase output of existing pipeline infrastructure before building new pipelines"
Agree: 72%
Disagree: 29%
Ipsos / Dec 15, 2025 / n=1502 / Online
Agree: 72%
Disagree: 29%
Ipsos / Dec 15, 2025 / n=1502 / Online
I'm just taking a moment to appreciate that I live on a planet with so many exquisite life forms. What a little beauty!
Teeny orange #toadlet found in #Brazil. A unique mating call led biologists to this newly discovered pint-sized #amphibian. #frog
Link for more photos and information of this 1 cm long beauty: www.popsci.com/environment/...
Link for more photos and information of this 1 cm long beauty: www.popsci.com/environment/...
December 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I'm just taking a moment to appreciate that I live on a planet with so many exquisite life forms. What a little beauty!
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December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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The "balancing monsters of love," what a lovely notion – Leonard Cohen on the saints among us
The Balancing Monsters of Love: Leonard Cohen on the Saints Among Us
On loving the world enough to surrender to the laws of gravity and chance.
www.themarginalian.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The "balancing monsters of love," what a lovely notion – Leonard Cohen on the saints among us
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The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Lookin' at you, Calgary.
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Lookin' at you, Calgary.
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
My current favourite Canadian artist has a new show and it's gorgeous.
I’ll Follow the Sun
24” diameter round
Acrylic on panel
2025
This painting in my new collection was inspired by a stunning photo taken by my brother of a sunset in Saskatchewan before a Paul McCartney concert at the stadium.
canadahouse.com/collections/...
24” diameter round
Acrylic on panel
2025
This painting in my new collection was inspired by a stunning photo taken by my brother of a sunset in Saskatchewan before a Paul McCartney concert at the stadium.
canadahouse.com/collections/...
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My current favourite Canadian artist has a new show and it's gorgeous.
I love this for us, Calgary! What a fun thing to look forward to in the new year.
Kourtney Penner posted an update for her new arts & crafts thrift store. Coming early 2026.
Update video URL: www.instagram.com/reel/DRZ9HHx...
Website/newsletter: www.martkitthrift.com
IG account: www.instagram.com/martkitthrift
TT account: www.tiktok.com/@martkit.thr...
#Calgary
Update video URL: www.instagram.com/reel/DRZ9HHx...
Website/newsletter: www.martkitthrift.com
IG account: www.instagram.com/martkitthrift
TT account: www.tiktok.com/@martkit.thr...
#Calgary
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I love this for us, Calgary! What a fun thing to look forward to in the new year.
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Can you spread the word about weaintbuyingit.com? This is one of the easiest and safest ways possible to fight back against the current administration. If you've been saying there's nothing you can do - you're wrong! All you have to do is not buy from Amazon, Home Depot, or Target for five days.
We Ain’t Buying It! - Economic Pressure on Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - We Ain’t Buying It!
We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power.
weaintbuyingit.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Can you spread the word about weaintbuyingit.com? This is one of the easiest and safest ways possible to fight back against the current administration. If you've been saying there's nothing you can do - you're wrong! All you have to do is not buy from Amazon, Home Depot, or Target for five days.
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Calgary showed up tonight for the rally for Trans Rights. It was great to see so many folks turn out.
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Calgary showed up tonight for the rally for Trans Rights. It was great to see so many folks turn out.
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#vss365 #options
Men get all the options
We have pockets of them
Overflowing pocketfuls
Pockets in our pockets
Pockets for our pocket watches
Cargoed, slippered and secure
Our pockets come with options
Batman's utility pocket options
When it comes to dress codes
For women
Pockets are not an option
Men get all the options
We have pockets of them
Overflowing pocketfuls
Pockets in our pockets
Pockets for our pocket watches
Cargoed, slippered and secure
Our pockets come with options
Batman's utility pocket options
When it comes to dress codes
For women
Pockets are not an option
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I cannot wait to canvass for this! Now that I have the Forever Canadian petition under my belt, I have a new appreciation for the inherent democracy of the citizen's initiative.
Thanks, UCP! 😉
Thanks, UCP! 😉
⚠️ BREAKING ⚠️
This afternoon, country music artist @corblund.bsky.social headed to #Edmonton to submit his application to Elections Alberta for a petition to prohibit coal mining in the #EasternSlopes of the Rocky Mountains.
#MountainsNotMines #WaterNotCoal #Calgary #YYC #Alberta #AbLeg #AbPoli
This afternoon, country music artist @corblund.bsky.social headed to #Edmonton to submit his application to Elections Alberta for a petition to prohibit coal mining in the #EasternSlopes of the Rocky Mountains.
#MountainsNotMines #WaterNotCoal #Calgary #YYC #Alberta #AbLeg #AbPoli
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I cannot wait to canvass for this! Now that I have the Forever Canadian petition under my belt, I have a new appreciation for the inherent democracy of the citizen's initiative.
Thanks, UCP! 😉
Thanks, UCP! 😉
We need to show trans kids that our ghoul of a Premier and her party of bigots do not have support for this garbage. If you are in Calgary, please do your best to be at the rally tomorrow.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We need to show trans kids that our ghoul of a Premier and her party of bigots do not have support for this garbage. If you are in Calgary, please do your best to be at the rally tomorrow.
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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Serious pregnancy complications 'dramatically reduced' in HPV-vaccinated women medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11...
"Vaccinating boys alongside girls enhances herd immunity, significantly reducing the risk of HPV-related cancers in all genders..."
#VaccinesWork
"Vaccinating boys alongside girls enhances herd immunity, significantly reducing the risk of HPV-related cancers in all genders..."
#VaccinesWork
Serious pregnancy complications 'dramatically reduced' in HPV-vaccinated women
Pregnant women who were vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) at school are less likely to experience serious pregnancy-related complications, according to University of Aberdeen research.
medicalxpress.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Serious pregnancy complications 'dramatically reduced' in HPV-vaccinated women medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11...
"Vaccinating boys alongside girls enhances herd immunity, significantly reducing the risk of HPV-related cancers in all genders..."
#VaccinesWork
"Vaccinating boys alongside girls enhances herd immunity, significantly reducing the risk of HPV-related cancers in all genders..."
#VaccinesWork
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Screw it, I’m going to stop reading the news and watch a knitted frog make a pie, read a book, and go to bed.
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Screw it, I’m going to stop reading the news and watch a knitted frog make a pie, read a book, and go to bed.
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One of the illustrations of German botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian, created on her pioneering 1699 expedition to Surinam, "Iguana and Coral Snake". Her scientific illustrations are renowned for their accuracy. #WomensArt
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
One of the illustrations of German botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian, created on her pioneering 1699 expedition to Surinam, "Iguana and Coral Snake". Her scientific illustrations are renowned for their accuracy. #WomensArt