Colleen McCormick 🎧
@colleenmccormick.bsky.social
#publicservant tackling #digitaldivide. own views. #ThinkLikeaDJ #WeAretheSolution #CommunityNetworks 🌱@CFNGBI
Unceded Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory
Unceded Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
“Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets.
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
👀
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
👀
Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets
The rocket company’s executives haven’t sought a higher security clearance for its CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials. The answers might no longer matter.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:25 AM
“Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets.
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
👀
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
👀
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Bad, but expensive.
December 9, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Bad, but expensive.
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
“Tesla has been named the "deadliest" car brand after an analysis of vehicle fatality rates determined the brand had the highest number of fatal crashes per mile.”
Tesla Named 'Deadliest Car Brand in America' in Bombshell Car Safety Study
Tesla has been named the "deadliest" car brand after an analysis of vehicle fatality rates determined the brand to have the most fatal crashes per mile.
www.latintimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:56 AM
“Tesla has been named the "deadliest" car brand after an analysis of vehicle fatality rates determined the brand had the highest number of fatal crashes per mile.”
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
The culture wars, the race wars, the gender wars...all smoke screens for the war they don't want you to fight.
The class wars.
The class wars.
December 6, 2024 at 2:11 PM
The culture wars, the race wars, the gender wars...all smoke screens for the war they don't want you to fight.
The class wars.
The class wars.
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
We all think plastic pollution is a problem, and it is. In the nearly 70 years between 1950 and 2019, the world produced a total of ~9.5 billion tonnes of plastic.
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
November 29, 2024 at 6:44 PM
We all think plastic pollution is a problem, and it is. In the nearly 70 years between 1950 and 2019, the world produced a total of ~9.5 billion tonnes of plastic.
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Apple News is so funny because for all the news it provides through a monthly subscription Libby gives you for free only requiring a library card
November 29, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Apple News is so funny because for all the news it provides through a monthly subscription Libby gives you for free only requiring a library card
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Good news for once!
We’ve found a 300-year-old coral that’s so big it’s visible from space. It’s now considered the world’s largest. Best of all: it’s not yet harmed by climate change & global warming.
It’s being called a beacon of hope. Let it also be a call to action! #DoSomething 🧵
We’ve found a 300-year-old coral that’s so big it’s visible from space. It’s now considered the world’s largest. Best of all: it’s not yet harmed by climate change & global warming.
It’s being called a beacon of hope. Let it also be a call to action! #DoSomething 🧵
Scientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from space
Exclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas expedition team.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Good news for once!
We’ve found a 300-year-old coral that’s so big it’s visible from space. It’s now considered the world’s largest. Best of all: it’s not yet harmed by climate change & global warming.
It’s being called a beacon of hope. Let it also be a call to action! #DoSomething 🧵
We’ve found a 300-year-old coral that’s so big it’s visible from space. It’s now considered the world’s largest. Best of all: it’s not yet harmed by climate change & global warming.
It’s being called a beacon of hope. Let it also be a call to action! #DoSomething 🧵
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Some more good news 📰
The (Orca pod) sighting was an indication of the recovered health of the Salish Sea, saying it was “in a state that we haven’t seen it for over a century.”
#CrankyGoat
www.coastmountainnews.com/news/mama-or...
The (Orca pod) sighting was an indication of the recovered health of the Salish Sea, saying it was “in a state that we haven’t seen it for over a century.”
#CrankyGoat
www.coastmountainnews.com/news/mama-or...
Mama orca and her kids go ‘grocery shopping’ near downtown Vancouver
Video shows the whales cruising past highrise towers at the entrance to False Creek on Sunday
www.coastmountainnews.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Some more good news 📰
The (Orca pod) sighting was an indication of the recovered health of the Salish Sea, saying it was “in a state that we haven’t seen it for over a century.”
#CrankyGoat
www.coastmountainnews.com/news/mama-or...
The (Orca pod) sighting was an indication of the recovered health of the Salish Sea, saying it was “in a state that we haven’t seen it for over a century.”
#CrankyGoat
www.coastmountainnews.com/news/mama-or...
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
One of the things I still don’t understand is how these tech bros can be pro-technology and anti science.
November 25, 2024 at 1:21 PM
One of the things I still don’t understand is how these tech bros can be pro-technology and anti science.
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
In thinking about what rich nations owe the developing world, here’s something to keep in mind:
The average American emits more CO₂ in one week than an average person in low-income countries does in one year.
The average American emits more CO₂ in one week than an average person in low-income countries does in one year.
November 26, 2024 at 6:15 AM
In thinking about what rich nations owe the developing world, here’s something to keep in mind:
The average American emits more CO₂ in one week than an average person in low-income countries does in one year.
The average American emits more CO₂ in one week than an average person in low-income countries does in one year.
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
One day you’ll look back and realize the little things were actually the big things. Enjoy the coffee. Answer the call. Take the walk.
November 25, 2024 at 1:01 AM
One day you’ll look back and realize the little things were actually the big things. Enjoy the coffee. Answer the call. Take the walk.
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Canada’s top military commander, Gen. Jennie Carigna:
"After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."
"After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."
November 23, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Canada’s top military commander, Gen. Jennie Carigna:
"After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."
"After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country."
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Okay but hear me out:
A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.
A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.
November 23, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Okay but hear me out:
A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.
A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Looking for a longer weekend read?
Check out @vincebeiser.bsky.social's reporting on critical metals—and how e-waste recyclers in Nigeria are part of that story.
Check out @vincebeiser.bsky.social's reporting on critical metals—and how e-waste recyclers in Nigeria are part of that story.
A $60 billion-a-year climate solution is sitting in our junk drawers
In rich nations, just a fraction of e-waste is mined for critical metals. We’re going to have to up our game.
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Looking for a longer weekend read?
Check out @vincebeiser.bsky.social's reporting on critical metals—and how e-waste recyclers in Nigeria are part of that story.
Check out @vincebeiser.bsky.social's reporting on critical metals—and how e-waste recyclers in Nigeria are part of that story.
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
This article I wrote a month ago is a much needed response to an op-ed in the Times Colonist, “Orcas, poachers and our threatened salmon industry". It exposes a troubling misunderstanding of killer whales, wild salmon and the basics of wildlife science. #endangeredSRKW #chinook
Fact over fiction: The realities of endangered killer whales
As the saying goes, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.
#killerwhales
www.raincoast.org/2024/10/fact...
As the saying goes, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.
#killerwhales
www.raincoast.org/2024/10/fact...
Fact over fiction: The realities of endangered killer whales | Raincoast
As the saying goes, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.
www.raincoast.org
November 23, 2024 at 1:11 AM
This article I wrote a month ago is a much needed response to an op-ed in the Times Colonist, “Orcas, poachers and our threatened salmon industry". It exposes a troubling misunderstanding of killer whales, wild salmon and the basics of wildlife science. #endangeredSRKW #chinook
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Sounding the alarm: The federal draft Ocean Noise Strategy falls short (by @marine-valeria.bsky.social). The #endangered Southern Resident killer whale population continues to face significant barriers to recovery, and underwater #noise is one of the major culprits. www.raincoast.org/2024/09/soun...
Sounding the alarm: The federal draft Ocean Noise Strategy falls short | Raincoast
Why Canada’s draft Ocean Noise Strategy misses the mark.
www.raincoast.org
November 23, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Sounding the alarm: The federal draft Ocean Noise Strategy falls short (by @marine-valeria.bsky.social). The #endangered Southern Resident killer whale population continues to face significant barriers to recovery, and underwater #noise is one of the major culprits. www.raincoast.org/2024/09/soun...
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
What will happen at Cop29 today? Will we get a deal? Or will the whole thing fall apart? Things are tense tense tense.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop29 live: rich nations to raise climate finance offer to $300bn as Thunberg warns summit ‘about to agree to death sentence’
The talks in Azerbaijan have seen nations at odds over how much money developed countries should provide to poorer ones
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:44 AM
What will happen at Cop29 today? Will we get a deal? Or will the whole thing fall apart? Things are tense tense tense.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Blackrock should be broken up, where are those anti-trust lawsuits?
November 23, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Blackrock should be broken up, where are those anti-trust lawsuits?
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed.
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
November 23, 2024 at 12:53 PM
King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed.
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
We didn't write this one
BC Hydro intends to give the Site C dam and reservoir permanent Indigenous names, a plan called inappropriate by the chief of a First Nation whose traditional territory was flooded by it VIA @sarahkcox.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-g...
Site C dam to get Indigenous name after flooding Treaty 8 territory| The Narwhal
BC Hydro plans to give the Site C dam an Indigenous name but chief of an affected First Nation says it’s inappropriate
thenarwhal.ca
November 21, 2024 at 6:28 PM
We didn't write this one
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
MIT announced that it would eliminate tuition costs next fall for all undergraduate students whose families earn less than $200,000 per year — following a national movement to try to make higher education more accessible. nyti.ms/3V6GVia
November 22, 2024 at 3:58 AM
MIT announced that it would eliminate tuition costs next fall for all undergraduate students whose families earn less than $200,000 per year — following a national movement to try to make higher education more accessible. nyti.ms/3V6GVia
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, according to the UN.
A total of 281 humanitarian workers have been killed.
230 were killed by Israel.
A total of 281 humanitarian workers have been killed.
230 were killed by Israel.
More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, U.N. says
Bloodshed in the Middle East has been the single biggest cause of the 281 deaths among humanitarians globally this year, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
www.cbsnews.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM
More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, according to the UN.
A total of 281 humanitarian workers have been killed.
230 were killed by Israel.
A total of 281 humanitarian workers have been killed.
230 were killed by Israel.
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Nature is our life support system. Perhaps we can remember & recognise this by switching off the horrid machine that is Black Friday.
This article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is still brilliant & so relevant.
amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is still brilliant & so relevant.
amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Too right it's Black Friday: our relentless consumption is trashing the planet | Black Friday | The Guardian
Growth must go on – and it’s destroying the Earth. But there’s no way of greening it. So we need a new system, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot
amp.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Nature is our life support system. Perhaps we can remember & recognise this by switching off the horrid machine that is Black Friday.
This article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is still brilliant & so relevant.
amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is still brilliant & so relevant.
amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Colleen McCormick 🎧
Hey provincial governments who aren't taking climate action aligned with the science, watch out because the kids & the courts are coming for you! Great piece by @molszyns.bsky.social in @theglobeandmail.com! These kids aren't fooling around with their future.💪 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Why you should pay attention to this Ontario court ruling on a climate-change case
A recent Ontario court decision on a climate-change case is the most significant one to date on several fronts, and could bring fundamental changes
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Hey provincial governments who aren't taking climate action aligned with the science, watch out because the kids & the courts are coming for you! Great piece by @molszyns.bsky.social in @theglobeandmail.com! These kids aren't fooling around with their future.💪 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...