West Coast Lass
banner
westcoastlass.bsky.social
West Coast Lass
@westcoastlass.bsky.social
Writing, climate, food, ocean, costumes (mostly just pretty dresses), human rights, and swimming when and where I ought not.
You done good, ladies. Props to Canada. You showed up. We thank you for that.
#RugbyWorldCup
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The foghorns are loud this morning.
September 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
When people expect you to be fabulous and glamorous, and you just want to pitch a tent in the rain and play Yahtzee.
August 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Partner: Don't make me give you a lecture on epistemic minimalism.

Me: I promise you, I won't.
August 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Reposted by West Coast Lass
Unsurprising but horrifying. Wherever there are people forced into crowded living conditions, there will be tuberculosis. Wherever people are dehumanized, there will be tuberculosis. prospect.org/health/2025-...
Tuberculosis Spawning in Crowded, Dirty ICE Detention Centers
Doctors and medical researchers expect more outbreaks of infectious disease as the Trump administration crams thousands more people into miserable conditions.
prospect.org
August 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Keep, costume, store, toss, thrift? 🤷🏻‍♀️🫨👚👗👙😰🤯
August 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Rabbit! Rabbit!
a rabbit is eating a ring for carrots
ALT: a rabbit is eating a ring for carrots
media.tenor.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We are most definitely in whatever the period AFTER the Long Peace will be known as.
June 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Reposted by West Coast Lass
be the reindeer cyclone you wish to see in the world
This is a "reindeer cyclone", a defensive behavior that has been observed in herds of reindeer, even in captivity.

The fawns and older animals are at the center, the strongest animal in the outer lanes.

The point is to confuse the brains of predators accustomed to stalking a single outlier.
June 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
When I am old, and living my best life, my family had darned well better respect my last wishes to show my appreciation to whomever helped with that.

Vernon court allows challenge of senior's will that leaves $1M to male escort - Vernon Morning Star www.vernonmorningstar.com/local-news/v...
Vernon court allows challenge of senior's will that leaves $1M to male escort
Three months before she died, 84-year-old Janet Henry executed her final will and testament, leaving the 'bulk of her estate' to one of multiple male escorts she'd hired after her husband's death, acc...
www.vernonmorningstar.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This seems really petty of the Ontario people. They should bake the largest butter tart or something. Nanaimo bars are best made and enjoyed in Nanaimo.

www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/trending-now...
Ontario family wants to take world's largest Nanaimo bar title away from Nanaimo
Chocolatier family in Sudbury, Ont., planning to create 1,200-pound bar on June 30
www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I am so tired.

Some days, I wake up, and I think that I am not tired, but, on those days, I am wrong.
June 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Tim Minchin makes the world a better place.
youtu.be/l0lvcFBA1So?...
TIM MINCHIN - I WOULDN'T LIKE YOU (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
YouTube video by Tim Minchin
youtu.be
June 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Reposted by West Coast Lass
It's officially British summer.
It's time people of all political flavours unite against the country's biggest threat.
June 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Rabbit! Rabbit!
two rabbits are sitting on a wooden table .
Alt: two rabbits, one grey, one brown, are sitting on a wooden table .
media.tenor.com
June 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Reposted by West Coast Lass
Frustration is growing with the federal government after “Indigenous partners” were given just days to provide feedback on his proposed changes to how Canada plans to approve major energy projects | @karynpugliese.bsky.social
Resource laws are changing fast, without consultation
Ottawa and some provinces are surprising “Indigenous partners” with plans to change laws on approvals for resource projects.
www.aptnnews.ca
May 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Reposted by West Coast Lass
Reposted by West Coast Lass
Breaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.
Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Elections Canada used to be better at this. All communities should have had polling stations on election day. Even communities experiencing the sort of weather one might expect to experience in Canada.
nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
18-year-old from Ivujivik takes action against Elections Canada
An 18-year-old from Ivujivik has issued a formal complaint to Elections Canada.
nunatsiaq.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Reposted by West Coast Lass
Dear Tech…
May 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM