Sebastian 'Guardian reading, tofu-eating wokerati' Jones
@wildlifeseb.bsky.social
Off grid, ex-salmon fisher, student, @YCSYukon @YFWMB @yukonsalmon
musher, skijorer, 1st Aider, gardener, he/him. Grateful resident of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in
He/him
musher, skijorer, 1st Aider, gardener, he/him. Grateful resident of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in
He/him
Move over Calgary, shit's getting real in Dawson City:
After a series of water main ruptures and sewer freezes, the school, the college, the pub had to close, and the town is on a boil water advisory. So, no beer, and no water. Huh.
And now:
After a series of water main ruptures and sewer freezes, the school, the college, the pub had to close, and the town is on a boil water advisory. So, no beer, and no water. Huh.
And now:
January 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Move over Calgary, shit's getting real in Dawson City:
After a series of water main ruptures and sewer freezes, the school, the college, the pub had to close, and the town is on a boil water advisory. So, no beer, and no water. Huh.
And now:
After a series of water main ruptures and sewer freezes, the school, the college, the pub had to close, and the town is on a boil water advisory. So, no beer, and no water. Huh.
And now:
This will be just the ticket for West Dawson during freeze up and breakup!
yukon-news.com/2025/12/31/y...
yukon-news.com/2025/12/31/y...
Yukon firm to build Canada’s first welded‑plastic all‑terrain landing craft - Yukon News
A Yukon manufacturer is building Canada’s first welded‑plastic all‑terrain landing craft, designed for broad application including ice, water and remote northern travel
yukon-news.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
This will be just the ticket for West Dawson during freeze up and breakup!
yukon-news.com/2025/12/31/y...
yukon-news.com/2025/12/31/y...
Happy return of the sun day, Old Crow!
Sunrise is at 14:07 this afternoon, and sets at 14:44😊
Sunrise is at 14:07 this afternoon, and sets at 14:44😊
December 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Happy return of the sun day, Old Crow!
Sunrise is at 14:07 this afternoon, and sets at 14:44😊
Sunrise is at 14:07 this afternoon, and sets at 14:44😊
No, B.C., the sky is not falling when it implements DRIPA, requiring free and informed Indigenous consent prior to development, neither is the end of free entry staking the end of the world.
One presumes that Yukon's New Minerals Legislation will take a similar view.
ablawg.ca/2025/12/22/g...
One presumes that Yukon's New Minerals Legislation will take a similar view.
ablawg.ca/2025/12/22/g...
Gitxaala and the Conundrum of UNDRIP Implementing Legislation: The Sky Has Not Fallen In
By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430 (CanLII) PDF Version: Gitxaala and the Conundrum of UNDRIP Implementing Legislation: The Sky…
ablawg.ca
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
No, B.C., the sky is not falling when it implements DRIPA, requiring free and informed Indigenous consent prior to development, neither is the end of free entry staking the end of the world.
One presumes that Yukon's New Minerals Legislation will take a similar view.
ablawg.ca/2025/12/22/g...
One presumes that Yukon's New Minerals Legislation will take a similar view.
ablawg.ca/2025/12/22/g...
Always happy to find another day to celebrate this frigid Festivus season....
Happy Tibb's Eve!
Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
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Also known as Tipp's Eve and Tipsy Eve, it is a holiday to honour a fictional saint.
The holiday found its way to Newfoundland from Britain and has slowly spread around Canada.
This is the story!
🧵 1/7
December 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Always happy to find another day to celebrate this frigid Festivus season....
This dam is currently up for re-licensing.
yukon.ca/en/news/gove...
yukon.ca/en/news/gove...
Government of Yukon issues update on Wareham Dam Spillway in Mayo | Yukon.ca
Government of Yukon issues update on Wareham Dam Spillway in Mayo
yukon.ca
December 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This dam is currently up for re-licensing.
yukon.ca/en/news/gove...
yukon.ca/en/news/gove...
Meanwhile in Canada, our PM has jumped enthusiastically into bed with the fossil fuel funded Premier of Alberta's tar sands to massively increase production of fossil fuels.
So powerful and persuasive
Please watch this important new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think”.
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Meanwhile in Canada, our PM has jumped enthusiastically into bed with the fossil fuel funded Premier of Alberta's tar sands to massively increase production of fossil fuels.
This is fantastic. Exactly the way that one wants to see distributed PV be adopted.
Imagine if Canada had energy ministers prepared to make this legal?
Well, we shall have, because otherwise everyone will just install them, anyway.
Imagine if Canada had energy ministers prepared to make this legal?
Well, we shall have, because otherwise everyone will just install them, anyway.
An extraordinarily practical way to help people lower their energy bills. With all of the big talk about addressing affordability and rising energy bills, this would be a great solution to include as a rate payer relief solution in next years wave of data center and energy bills.
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is fantastic. Exactly the way that one wants to see distributed PV be adopted.
Imagine if Canada had energy ministers prepared to make this legal?
Well, we shall have, because otherwise everyone will just install them, anyway.
Imagine if Canada had energy ministers prepared to make this legal?
Well, we shall have, because otherwise everyone will just install them, anyway.
This story failed to mention that the date at which the government ferry ends it season has not adated to the changing climate- it was three weeks after the ferry was pulled before the first little bits of ice formed.
The open water in the image is now frozen over.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The open water in the image is now frozen over.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
West Dawson residents hunkering and hoping for Yukon River to freeze | CBC News
Every fall, when the seasonal ferry stops running, the roughly 200 residents of West Dawson are forced to make a choice: hunker down at home and wait for the river to freeze, or find a place to stay i...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This story failed to mention that the date at which the government ferry ends it season has not adated to the changing climate- it was three weeks after the ferry was pulled before the first little bits of ice formed.
The open water in the image is now frozen over.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The open water in the image is now frozen over.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sometimes when trying to show a bureaucracy is acting in bad faith, I lift text like this from its announcements: "a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to an eventual..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Sometimes when trying to show a bureaucracy is acting in bad faith, I lift text like this from its announcements: "a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to an eventual..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Sebastian 'Guardian reading, tofu-eating wokerati' Jones
Full statement from them here
FOSSIL OF THE DAY AWARD - CANADA - Climate Action Network
18 November 2025 Today, with a heavy heart, we award the Fossil of the Day to Canada – more than a decade since it last received this dishonour. Canada receives the award because the new government of...
climatenetwork.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Full statement from them here
Prince Bone Saw is apparently forgiven for ordering the dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its Washington embassy....
Donald Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to White House - live updates
Donald Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to White House - live updates
President set to sell F-35 stealth jets to the kingdom in crown prince’s first US visit since 2018 killing of regime critic Jamal Khashoggi
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Trump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudis as Prince Mohammed visits
A reminder that Donald Trump’s family has a strong personal interest in Saudi Arabia. In September, London real estate developer Dar Global announced that it plans to launch Trump Plaza in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.
It’s Dar Global’s second collaboration with the Trump Organization, the collection of companies controlled by the US president’s children, in the kingdom. Last year, the two companies announced the launch of Trump Tower Jeddah. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Prince Bone Saw is apparently forgiven for ordering the dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its Washington embassy....
Fascinating that Canada is hitching its wagon to a massive expansion of oil and LNG exports, while Australia is forecasting a 60% decline in fossil fuel exports....
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Value of Australia’s coal and gas exports will plunge 50% in five years, treasury modelling forecasts
Figure amounts to a $60bn fall by 2030 under any future scenario of emissions reduction in Australia, modelling predicts
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Fascinating that Canada is hitching its wagon to a massive expansion of oil and LNG exports, while Australia is forecasting a 60% decline in fossil fuel exports....
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We've been hearing plenty recently about how Canada will save the world's climate through electrifying and exporting LNG.
Here is the plan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
Here is the plan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
Honest Government Ad | Watch out, Canada (Ksi Lisims LNG)
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
We've been hearing plenty recently about how Canada will save the world's climate through electrifying and exporting LNG.
Here is the plan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
Here is the plan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
"also creating a conservation area the size of Greece" (131,957 km2), the prime minister said
The article says nothing further about this PA that will be created.
The hydro line will not facilitate the creation of Dene Kʼéh Kusān IPCA (40K km2)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/n...
The article says nothing further about this PA that will be created.
The hydro line will not facilitate the creation of Dene Kʼéh Kusān IPCA (40K km2)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/n...
Carney supercharges BC's northern grid with nation-building label
The North Coast Transmission Line has been added to the list of major projects by the prime minister.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"also creating a conservation area the size of Greece" (131,957 km2), the prime minister said
The article says nothing further about this PA that will be created.
The hydro line will not facilitate the creation of Dene Kʼéh Kusān IPCA (40K km2)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/n...
The article says nothing further about this PA that will be created.
The hydro line will not facilitate the creation of Dene Kʼéh Kusān IPCA (40K km2)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/n...
Oh, this is epic!
This is the Canadian Premier League soccer finals and we have a bicycle kick goal in the middle of a blizzard … and that’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen 😂
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Oh, this is epic!
This is something that Nazi Germany would have done had the technology existed 80 years ago.
It is hard to fathom the cynical cruelty of a government that has as policy the harvesting of organs from people it kills.
It is hard to fathom the cynical cruelty of a government that has as policy the harvesting of organs from people it kills.
“"The first observation is that, in all the bodies that organs were harvested or removed are those that are now routinely transplanted: the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and corneas," Abu Sittah, who spent more than a month working in Gaza's hospitals during the war, said.”
Israel returns Palestinian bodies with organs ’expertly’ cut out
UK-based surgeon Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah says bodies of deceased Palestinians returned to Gaza by Israel show signs of professional organ extraction.
www.newarab.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is something that Nazi Germany would have done had the technology existed 80 years ago.
It is hard to fathom the cynical cruelty of a government that has as policy the harvesting of organs from people it kills.
It is hard to fathom the cynical cruelty of a government that has as policy the harvesting of organs from people it kills.
Massive potential for remediating contaminated soils, and for extracting minerals from land fills.
This is also potential for a benign use of genetic engineering.
This is also potential for a benign use of genetic engineering.
Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
by @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
by @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That - bioGraphic
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
www.biographic.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Massive potential for remediating contaminated soils, and for extracting minerals from land fills.
This is also potential for a benign use of genetic engineering.
This is also potential for a benign use of genetic engineering.
It's time to take this seriously, to institute de-radicalization programs before we lose complete control of society and we awaken one day to a racist, misogynist right wing dictatorship.
The far right radicalization of young men is a serious issue. Fanning male rage was a big part of the MAGA movement and is part of the game plan on the Polievre Conservatives.
In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
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In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Young Men in the Hate-o-Sphere
Recently, CBC ran a story about how the Poilievre Conservatives are touring Canadian universities to build support among young men.
substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's time to take this seriously, to institute de-radicalization programs before we lose complete control of society and we awaken one day to a racist, misogynist right wing dictatorship.
Weird fact:
A few years ago, the Cascadian provinces and states agreed to end the biannual time change.
Yukon, not wanting to be left out, promptly ended it.
Then BC, Washington and the rest choked...
We don't change our clocks anymore, but twice a year we don't know what time it is everywhere else.
A few years ago, the Cascadian provinces and states agreed to end the biannual time change.
Yukon, not wanting to be left out, promptly ended it.
Then BC, Washington and the rest choked...
We don't change our clocks anymore, but twice a year we don't know what time it is everywhere else.
When does daylight saving time end and how do I adapt?
When does daylight saving time end and how do I adapt?
Experts explain how to reset your body clock and why permanent standard time makes sense
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Weird fact:
A few years ago, the Cascadian provinces and states agreed to end the biannual time change.
Yukon, not wanting to be left out, promptly ended it.
Then BC, Washington and the rest choked...
We don't change our clocks anymore, but twice a year we don't know what time it is everywhere else.
A few years ago, the Cascadian provinces and states agreed to end the biannual time change.
Yukon, not wanting to be left out, promptly ended it.
Then BC, Washington and the rest choked...
We don't change our clocks anymore, but twice a year we don't know what time it is everywhere else.
Reposted by Sebastian 'Guardian reading, tofu-eating wokerati' Jones
Final kaleidocycle update: She's done.
People always ask so, it's 6,126 beads.
🪡 🧵 🧶
#beading #beadweaving #crafting #craftiverse
People always ask so, it's 6,126 beads.
🪡 🧵 🧶
#beading #beadweaving #crafting #craftiverse
October 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Final kaleidocycle update: She's done.
People always ask so, it's 6,126 beads.
🪡 🧵 🧶
#beading #beadweaving #crafting #craftiverse
People always ask so, it's 6,126 beads.
🪡 🧵 🧶
#beading #beadweaving #crafting #craftiverse
This is what the climate slow walkers jump on- if it does not mean TEOTWAWKI, then the urgency to address it fades.
For this reason, the Gates memo presupposes a false dichotomy regarding climate outcomes: The choice we are faced with is not between "good for us" & "the end of the world," but instead how much harm we are willing to tolerate, and endure, in the years to come. [8/n]
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is what the climate slow walkers jump on- if it does not mean TEOTWAWKI, then the urgency to address it fades.
Yukon's recent hard rock mines have a 100% failure rate, so a 'lower chance of failure' is a pretty low bar:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Casino project will be different than Yukon's failed mines, CEO says | CBC News
The president of the company behind the proposed Casino mine in the Yukon says he believes the size the project means it's less likely to end in failure.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Yukon's recent hard rock mines have a 100% failure rate, so a 'lower chance of failure' is a pretty low bar:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I did not have rats snatching bats out of mid air in the pitch darkness of a German cave on my Halloween agenda, but here we are...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time
Stunning hunting behaviour captured in German cave
www.science.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I did not have rats snatching bats out of mid air in the pitch darkness of a German cave on my Halloween agenda, but here we are...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...