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I have a character limit on Bluesky, but occasionally my posts need a page limit instead.
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Journalists: On Monday, digital security specialist Robert Flummerfelt will discuss critical countermeasures that ensure sensitive data is encrypted, hidden, and inaccessible in the event that your devices are seized.
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Join us for a live training on how to protect your devices from government raids, brought to you by The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund. Digital security specialist Robert Flummerfelt will…
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February 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Journalists: On Monday, digital security specialist Robert Flummerfelt will discuss critical countermeasures that ensure sensitive data is encrypted, hidden, and inaccessible in the event that your devices are seized.
Am I nuts for wanting to not encourage immigration to Canada? Not because I'm anti-immigration but because I'm anti-treating-immigrants-like-garbage-until-we-fix-the-systems-meant-to-receive-them? But then... will they ever get fixed?
As a doctor, I know cutting health care for refugees hurts us all ⋆ The Breach
Targeting the most vulnerable is a slippery slope toward weakening public health for all
breachmedia.ca
February 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Am I nuts for wanting to not encourage immigration to Canada? Not because I'm anti-immigration but because I'm anti-treating-immigrants-like-garbage-until-we-fix-the-systems-meant-to-receive-them? But then... will they ever get fixed?
OK, but for some levity, the @montereybayaquarium.org has a bumpin’ YouTube channel with the best background music and visuals.
I forgot it was on at one point. I glanced at it, promptly hollering at the unexpected pinniped cutie on my screen.
I forgot it was on at one point. I glanced at it, promptly hollering at the unexpected pinniped cutie on my screen.
2 Hours of Harbor Seals to Relax/Study To | Lofi Hip Hop | Monterey Bay Aquarium Krill Waves Radio
YouTube video by Monterey Bay Aquarium
m.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
OK, but for some levity, the @montereybayaquarium.org has a bumpin’ YouTube channel with the best background music and visuals.
I forgot it was on at one point. I glanced at it, promptly hollering at the unexpected pinniped cutie on my screen.
I forgot it was on at one point. I glanced at it, promptly hollering at the unexpected pinniped cutie on my screen.
Absofuckinglutely horrified.
All this while I’m seeing LMIA and TFW programs being abused by employers of all sizes and stripes in BC.
I can’t think about this too hard or I’m gonna get too angry to do anything at all.
All this while I’m seeing LMIA and TFW programs being abused by employers of all sizes and stripes in BC.
I can’t think about this too hard or I’m gonna get too angry to do anything at all.
Francisco Barahona, who has been living and working in Canada for 15 years, has been struggling to access treatment for the cancer he was diagnosed with in 2023. A hospital called immigration because he didn’t have status. He’s being deported Wednesday.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Absofuckinglutely horrified.
All this while I’m seeing LMIA and TFW programs being abused by employers of all sizes and stripes in BC.
I can’t think about this too hard or I’m gonna get too angry to do anything at all.
All this while I’m seeing LMIA and TFW programs being abused by employers of all sizes and stripes in BC.
I can’t think about this too hard or I’m gonna get too angry to do anything at all.
That concludes the items of business in open. We're going into closed now.
Next time we'll see you will be "hopefully at 9 o'clock, and hopefully at City Hall!"
Next time we'll see you will be "hopefully at 9 o'clock, and hopefully at City Hall!"
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
That concludes the items of business in open. We're going into closed now.
Next time we'll see you will be "hopefully at 9 o'clock, and hopefully at City Hall!"
Next time we'll see you will be "hopefully at 9 o'clock, and hopefully at City Hall!"
Onto new business. 1516 Camosun/1270 and 1288 Pandora development permit with variances. "Council is considering a proposal for a 47-unit residential strata development consisting of a three-storey frontage on Pandora rising to 5 storeys towards the interior of the site and along Camosun."
February 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Onto new business. 1516 Camosun/1270 and 1288 Pandora development permit with variances. "Council is considering a proposal for a 47-unit residential strata development consisting of a three-storey frontage on Pandora rising to 5 storeys towards the interior of the site and along Camosun."
Consent agenda also authorized an agreement for affordable rental housing for 824/826 Alston Street, 210/212 and 220, 222 Langford St.
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Consent agenda also authorized an agreement for affordable rental housing for 824/826 Alston Street, 210/212 and 220, 222 Langford St.
Moving through more ratifications now. Advocacy resolutions for regulating carbon pollution from existing buildings, pursuing a class-action lawsuit against fossil fuel companies, etc.
February 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Moving through more ratifications now. Advocacy resolutions for regulating carbon pollution from existing buildings, pursuing a class-action lawsuit against fossil fuel companies, etc.
Back from lunch starting daytime Council. Going through consent agenda.
Getting back to the meaty item of unfinished business: the Evergreen Terrace BC Housing build. "the Applicant's commitment to provide a childcare space amenity during the first phase of redevelopment is no longer proposed."
Getting back to the meaty item of unfinished business: the Evergreen Terrace BC Housing build. "the Applicant's commitment to provide a childcare space amenity during the first phase of redevelopment is no longer proposed."
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Back from lunch starting daytime Council. Going through consent agenda.
Getting back to the meaty item of unfinished business: the Evergreen Terrace BC Housing build. "the Applicant's commitment to provide a childcare space amenity during the first phase of redevelopment is no longer proposed."
Getting back to the meaty item of unfinished business: the Evergreen Terrace BC Housing build. "the Applicant's commitment to provide a childcare space amenity during the first phase of redevelopment is no longer proposed."
More technical difficulties, so we are breaking for lunch and will be back at 1 PM.
February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
More technical difficulties, so we are breaking for lunch and will be back at 1 PM.
So we adjourn a short COTW. We're going to break for a few minutes before coming back for daytime Council.
February 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
So we adjourn a short COTW. We're going to break for a few minutes before coming back for daytime Council.
Moving onto items of New Business. Thompson's motions were put on the consent agenda. Caradonna's late motion for an AVICC/UBCM resolution on upholding the North Coast tanker ban is up.
Coleman is in favour but advises that it might not make the floor at UBCM, as was attempted in the past.
Coleman is in favour but advises that it might not make the floor at UBCM, as was attempted in the past.
February 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Moving onto items of New Business. Thompson's motions were put on the consent agenda. Caradonna's late motion for an AVICC/UBCM resolution on upholding the North Coast tanker ban is up.
Coleman is in favour but advises that it might not make the floor at UBCM, as was attempted in the past.
Coleman is in favour but advises that it might not make the floor at UBCM, as was attempted in the past.
Staff are now providing a report back on the STEP program model.
Starting by defining what "positive flow" means, as people move along the housing continuum.
Starting by defining what "positive flow" means, as people move along the housing continuum.
February 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Staff are now providing a report back on the STEP program model.
Starting by defining what "positive flow" means, as people move along the housing continuum.
Starting by defining what "positive flow" means, as people move along the housing continuum.
Good morning everyone. We are kicking off Thurs Feb 5 COTW from the Saanich Room of the Victoria Conference Centre today.
Mayor Alto's land acknowledgment points to how the meeting is now held on traditional clam beds.
Mayor Alto's land acknowledgment points to how the meeting is now held on traditional clam beds.
February 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Good morning everyone. We are kicking off Thurs Feb 5 COTW from the Saanich Room of the Victoria Conference Centre today.
Mayor Alto's land acknowledgment points to how the meeting is now held on traditional clam beds.
Mayor Alto's land acknowledgment points to how the meeting is now held on traditional clam beds.
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Wild ARC is warning residents in the Fairfield and Greater Victoria areas to keep a close eye on hummingbirds at their feeders
Hummingbird alert for Greater Victoria Area: possible infection from dirty feeder
The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) is warning residents in the Fairfield and Greater Victoria areas to keep a close eye on hummingbirds at their feeders after a recent report they say could show signs of an infection in the area.
cheknews.ca
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Wild ARC is warning residents in the Fairfield and Greater Victoria areas to keep a close eye on hummingbirds at their feeders
FYI Victoria City Council will be meeting at 10:30 AM tomorrow morning at the Conference Centre. Technical issues with the regular Antechamber at City Hall.
See y’all tomorrow.
See y’all tomorrow.
February 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
FYI Victoria City Council will be meeting at 10:30 AM tomorrow morning at the Conference Centre. Technical issues with the regular Antechamber at City Hall.
See y’all tomorrow.
See y’all tomorrow.
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📣 Have Your Say: You have until Feb. 8 to complete the business or community survey to help inform a Noise Bylaw that balances livability and economic vibrancy in Victoria.
🙌 We’re modernizing the 2003 Noise Bylaw, to make it easier to understand, follow and enforce.
engage.victoria.ca/noisebylaw
🙌 We’re modernizing the 2003 Noise Bylaw, to make it easier to understand, follow and enforce.
engage.victoria.ca/noisebylaw
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
📣 Have Your Say: You have until Feb. 8 to complete the business or community survey to help inform a Noise Bylaw that balances livability and economic vibrancy in Victoria.
🙌 We’re modernizing the 2003 Noise Bylaw, to make it easier to understand, follow and enforce.
engage.victoria.ca/noisebylaw
🙌 We’re modernizing the 2003 Noise Bylaw, to make it easier to understand, follow and enforce.
engage.victoria.ca/noisebylaw
Back from lunch and, in a standard procedurally clever move, Mayor Alto puts forward a motion to refer the Evergreen Terrace conversation to next week in order to buy the applicant time to talk to the actual BC Housing decision-makers and give Council a chance to make a more informed decision.
January 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Back from lunch and, in a standard procedurally clever move, Mayor Alto puts forward a motion to refer the Evergreen Terrace conversation to next week in order to buy the applicant time to talk to the actual BC Housing decision-makers and give Council a chance to make a more informed decision.
Committee of the Whole concludes, and we're shifting over to Daytime Council now for ratifications and new business.
January 29, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Committee of the Whole concludes, and we're shifting over to Daytime Council now for ratifications and new business.
Onto G2, Alto and Caradonna's Council Member Motion requesting funds from the Major Community Initiatives & Event Grant be allocated to Vic's Canada Day festivities.
Alto's remarks pointedly raise how BC does not contribute to the capital city's Canada Day celebrations, while other provinces do.
Alto's remarks pointedly raise how BC does not contribute to the capital city's Canada Day celebrations, while other provinces do.
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Onto G2, Alto and Caradonna's Council Member Motion requesting funds from the Major Community Initiatives & Event Grant be allocated to Vic's Canada Day festivities.
Alto's remarks pointedly raise how BC does not contribute to the capital city's Canada Day celebrations, while other provinces do.
Alto's remarks pointedly raise how BC does not contribute to the capital city's Canada Day celebrations, while other provinces do.
I'm the Council rep on the GVHA Board, and it's been eye-opening to see how much of the harbour we enjoy in the City is actually privately managed by this organization.
Board Chair spends time discussing GVHA's partnerships with Songhees and Kosapsom Nations; now intro'ing interim CEO Don Krusel.
Board Chair spends time discussing GVHA's partnerships with Songhees and Kosapsom Nations; now intro'ing interim CEO Don Krusel.
January 29, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I'm the Council rep on the GVHA Board, and it's been eye-opening to see how much of the harbour we enjoy in the City is actually privately managed by this organization.
Board Chair spends time discussing GVHA's partnerships with Songhees and Kosapsom Nations; now intro'ing interim CEO Don Krusel.
Board Chair spends time discussing GVHA's partnerships with Songhees and Kosapsom Nations; now intro'ing interim CEO Don Krusel.
Reposted by Susan Kim 김수잔
I’m not sure how much notice this has received but the Assembly of First Nations in Canada has issued a travel advisory for the United States after reports that Indigenous people are being increasingly questioned and detained by ICE. www.instagram.com/p/DT-_SacDEH...
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I’m not sure how much notice this has received but the Assembly of First Nations in Canada has issued a travel advisory for the United States after reports that Indigenous people are being increasingly questioned and detained by ICE. www.instagram.com/p/DT-_SacDEH...
Reposted by Susan Kim 김수잔
🚨 Requesting help:
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
January 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
🚨 Requesting help:
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists
I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please signal boost?
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Societies turn to intoxicants when there is suffering without hope; when living conditions deteriorate and the conviction that things might improve become untenable. Addiction is a symptom. Our economy is the sickness.
Decriminalization is only half the story
The only lasting solution to this crisis is the upending of the economic order and the creation of a just and equitable mode of production—one that is able to rise to the challenge of climate breakdow...
canadiandimension.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Societies turn to intoxicants when there is suffering without hope; when living conditions deteriorate and the conviction that things might improve become untenable. Addiction is a symptom. Our economy is the sickness.