Fiona 🇨🇦
@botaniquoise.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Lover of the natural world, gardener, and collector of greenery. Happiest with animals, plants, books and like-minded humans.
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🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
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On #RememberanceDay in Canada we say #LestWeForget because forgetting means we fail to honour those who gave their lives defending freedom from fascists and nazis. And all those who still defend us today.
It’s also because if we forget, we’re doomed to repeat.
That’s more relevant now than ever.
It’s also because if we forget, we’re doomed to repeat.
That’s more relevant now than ever.
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
On #RememberanceDay in Canada we say #LestWeForget because forgetting means we fail to honour those who gave their lives defending freedom from fascists and nazis. And all those who still defend us today.
It’s also because if we forget, we’re doomed to repeat.
That’s more relevant now than ever.
It’s also because if we forget, we’re doomed to repeat.
That’s more relevant now than ever.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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PM Carney: "There you go—first boast of the evening... I'm just warming up for my American level of boasting."
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
October 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
PM Carney: "There you go—first boast of the evening... I'm just warming up for my American level of boasting."
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
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I still don’t know why Trump is so mad about that Ontario tariff ad. It’s not as if Ontario ran an ad depicting the province dumping a load of faeces on an American crowd. Now, that would’ve been truly disgusting.
October 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I still don’t know why Trump is so mad about that Ontario tariff ad. It’s not as if Ontario ran an ad depicting the province dumping a load of faeces on an American crowd. Now, that would’ve been truly disgusting.
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I’m in standing room at @torontobluejays.bsky.social , behind accessible seating, where a kid/teen in a wheelchair is distraught because he can’t see anything with everyone standing up. If anyone happens to be in a box or something with extra seats, this is your chance to do a good deed.
October 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’m in standing room at @torontobluejays.bsky.social , behind accessible seating, where a kid/teen in a wheelchair is distraught because he can’t see anything with everyone standing up. If anyone happens to be in a box or something with extra seats, this is your chance to do a good deed.
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Eight residents of the tiny tourist town of Medora, North Dakota, decided to hold their own No Kings rally outside Theodore Roosevelt National Park rather than drive to a neighboring city. “We’re all so sad that our national parks are closed,” said Sandy Baertsch. (Photo courtesy of S. Lambert)
October 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Eight residents of the tiny tourist town of Medora, North Dakota, decided to hold their own No Kings rally outside Theodore Roosevelt National Park rather than drive to a neighboring city. “We’re all so sad that our national parks are closed,” said Sandy Baertsch. (Photo courtesy of S. Lambert)
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Mark Carney seemed to REALLY enjoy himself at the Kitchener Oktoberfest this afternoon, saying he was Vladdy Guerrero Jr. before he tapped the keg, then turning to the cameras for a quick chug of beer #cdnpoli
October 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Mark Carney seemed to REALLY enjoy himself at the Kitchener Oktoberfest this afternoon, saying he was Vladdy Guerrero Jr. before he tapped the keg, then turning to the cameras for a quick chug of beer #cdnpoli
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On the eve of the “No Kings” protests, a reflection on the one King who does nothing. And the 20 American kings who own everything.
October 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
On the eve of the “No Kings” protests, a reflection on the one King who does nothing. And the 20 American kings who own everything.
Spotted in the Ottawa wilderness
September 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Spotted in the Ottawa wilderness
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The Senate is not sitting today, as we remember victims and survivors of residential school. But we did gather for this photo last week, to express our commitment to truth and reconciliation. There is still so much work to be done - we must not backslide. #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #OrangeShirtDay
September 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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After Trump's gong show at the UN it was good to see
PM Carney invoking Leonard Cohen.
"In every moment where there's a crack, where there's a rupture, there is possibility — and it's our responsibility, it's our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-B...
PM Carney invoking Leonard Cohen.
"In every moment where there's a crack, where there's a rupture, there is possibility — and it's our responsibility, it's our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-B...
Leonard Cohen - Anthem (Official Live in London 2008)
YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
After Trump's gong show at the UN it was good to see
PM Carney invoking Leonard Cohen.
"In every moment where there's a crack, where there's a rupture, there is possibility — and it's our responsibility, it's our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-B...
PM Carney invoking Leonard Cohen.
"In every moment where there's a crack, where there's a rupture, there is possibility — and it's our responsibility, it's our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-B...
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July 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Canada’s military took on southern Kandahar province, which every single American I met in Afghanistan admitted was the toughest patch there was.
One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang
One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang
HEGSETH: We wore a patch on our shoulder that said ISAF -- International Security Assistance Force. And you know what the joke was? That is stood for 'I saw Americans fighting.'
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
June 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Canada’s military took on southern Kandahar province, which every single American I met in Afghanistan admitted was the toughest patch there was.
One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang
One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang
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Opening of Parliament is happening, with King Charles delivering a speech. #Canada #CanPoli #OntPoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X18...
🔴LIVE: King to deliver throne speech, opening Parliament | CBC News
YouTube video by CBC News
www.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Opening of Parliament is happening, with King Charles delivering a speech. #Canada #CanPoli #OntPoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X18...
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Misinformation feeds on outrage. CBC feeds on facts.
Public broadcasting helps us resist the algorithm trap—where bias, bots, and rage-bait drown out the truth.
Keep facts in focus. Keep the CBC alive.
#SaveTheCBC #MediaLiteracy #CBCForever #PublicBroadcasting #CdnPoli #FactCheck
Public broadcasting helps us resist the algorithm trap—where bias, bots, and rage-bait drown out the truth.
Keep facts in focus. Keep the CBC alive.
#SaveTheCBC #MediaLiteracy #CBCForever #PublicBroadcasting #CdnPoli #FactCheck
May 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Misinformation feeds on outrage. CBC feeds on facts.
Public broadcasting helps us resist the algorithm trap—where bias, bots, and rage-bait drown out the truth.
Keep facts in focus. Keep the CBC alive.
#SaveTheCBC #MediaLiteracy #CBCForever #PublicBroadcasting #CdnPoli #FactCheck
Public broadcasting helps us resist the algorithm trap—where bias, bots, and rage-bait drown out the truth.
Keep facts in focus. Keep the CBC alive.
#SaveTheCBC #MediaLiteracy #CBCForever #PublicBroadcasting #CdnPoli #FactCheck
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BILLY REALLY NEEDS YOUR HELP AND YOUR RT: Please help us find Billy his forever home. He’s a gentle, loving soul who’s already survived being thrown from a truck in Bakersfield and left behind. Thankfully, he was rescued, but now he’s in danger again.
May 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
BILLY REALLY NEEDS YOUR HELP AND YOUR RT: Please help us find Billy his forever home. He’s a gentle, loving soul who’s already survived being thrown from a truck in Bakersfield and left behind. Thankfully, he was rescued, but now he’s in danger again.
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This is an undersung topic.
Most have no idea how important it is (and will become) to our daily lives.
Regime-aligned figures are starting their own "science journals."
@walkerbragman.bsky.social has tracked 3, run by:
-RFK's pals
-Bhattacharya
-an RFK-linked group of ivermectin doctors
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Most have no idea how important it is (and will become) to our daily lives.
Regime-aligned figures are starting their own "science journals."
@walkerbragman.bsky.social has tracked 3, run by:
-RFK's pals
-Bhattacharya
-an RFK-linked group of ivermectin doctors
🧵 1/4
Predatory Publishing: As predatory journals flourish on the internet, they blur the lines between real science and pure fiction.
WATCH ▶️: www.tvo.org/video/predat... @mollythomastv.bsky.social @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
WATCH ▶️: www.tvo.org/video/predat... @mollythomastv.bsky.social @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
May 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is an undersung topic.
Most have no idea how important it is (and will become) to our daily lives.
Regime-aligned figures are starting their own "science journals."
@walkerbragman.bsky.social has tracked 3, run by:
-RFK's pals
-Bhattacharya
-an RFK-linked group of ivermectin doctors
🧵 1/4
Most have no idea how important it is (and will become) to our daily lives.
Regime-aligned figures are starting their own "science journals."
@walkerbragman.bsky.social has tracked 3, run by:
-RFK's pals
-Bhattacharya
-an RFK-linked group of ivermectin doctors
🧵 1/4
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Love the lil flex when they realise they just became the most famous bird in the world.
May 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Love the lil flex when they realise they just became the most famous bird in the world.
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We go now live, to inside Mark Carney's head...
May 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We go now live, to inside Mark Carney's head...
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
May 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
Bravo Canada! 🇨🇦👏
🚨 JUST IN: Canada DEFEATS the USA 3-2 to take home the #4Nations Championship
February 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Bravo Canada! 🇨🇦👏