smallholderglm51
@glm51.bsky.social
retired library assistant living with husband in rural Atlantic Canada. Smallholder with 3 sheep, 10 chickens, 2 ponies, a dog and two cats.
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Graham Platner is being accused of having a secret Nazi tattoo — he addresses it here. youtu.be/uMnc4ddc7j4?...
Graham Platner On His Past Internet Comments, His Military Service and the Democratic Party
YouTube video by Pod Save America
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October 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Graham Platner is being accused of having a secret Nazi tattoo — he addresses it here. youtu.be/uMnc4ddc7j4?...
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Want to find out what other types of environmental damage can be observed from space? You can learn about the different bands of satellite imagery and what they can reveal here: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
A Beginner’s Guide to Seeing More With Satellite Imagery
Multispectral satellite images can reveal useful information about the world, such as mining activity and changes in vegetation.
www.bellingcat.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Want to find out what other types of environmental damage can be observed from space? You can learn about the different bands of satellite imagery and what they can reveal here: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
October 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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I always thought the path to solving hunger, disease and poverty would be available and affordable food coupled with sustainable agriculture practices, universal access to healthcare, and a livable minimum wage, but what the hell do I know?
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I always thought the path to solving hunger, disease and poverty would be available and affordable food coupled with sustainable agriculture practices, universal access to healthcare, and a livable minimum wage, but what the hell do I know?
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When I was driving from Columbus to Madison a lot the highlight of the trip was driving through this enormous wind farm, just mankind gently turning planetary whims into usable power, as far as the eye could see in either direction. Really beautiful to see, even at night
My hot take is that I think wind turbines are beautiful. Like if you’re going to tilt against windmills because they ‘ruin a landscape’ my counter argument will be “no they don’t they’re gorgeous”.
The Guardian will publish scary headlines about ice sheet and AMOC collapse on a Friday, then stuff like this on a Monday: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How are people supposed to navigate this? Is climate change an urgent problem, or not?
How are people supposed to navigate this? Is climate change an urgent problem, or not?
July 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When I was driving from Columbus to Madison a lot the highlight of the trip was driving through this enormous wind farm, just mankind gently turning planetary whims into usable power, as far as the eye could see in either direction. Really beautiful to see, even at night
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Leaders of Canada, France and the UK have threatened sanctions if Israel doesn’t end its renewed Gaza offensive, as 22 countries urge Israel to resume aid into the besieged enclave.
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May 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Leaders of Canada, France and the UK have threatened sanctions if Israel doesn’t end its renewed Gaza offensive, as 22 countries urge Israel to resume aid into the besieged enclave.
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What Should We Be Doing Right Now? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
What Should We Be Doing Right Now? | The Tyee
Philosopher Alexis Shotwell on tackling ‘wicked problems,’ sorting chaos, embracing ‘ongoingness’ and more. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
May 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
What Should We Be Doing Right Now? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
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Elephants intertwine their trunks around each other in a display of affection, forging a bond that conveys volumes without uttering a single word
Credit: Elephant Lovers World
#wildlife
Credit: Elephant Lovers World
#wildlife
May 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Elephants intertwine their trunks around each other in a display of affection, forging a bond that conveys volumes without uttering a single word
Credit: Elephant Lovers World
#wildlife
Credit: Elephant Lovers World
#wildlife
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The potential loss of the world’s greatest climate forecasting tool has ramifications for long-term safety and security.
NOAA’s climate modeling systems help the Defense Department not just operate but anticipate and prepare for emerging threats.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
NOAA’s climate modeling systems help the Defense Department not just operate but anticipate and prepare for emerging threats.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The potential loss of the world’s greatest climate forecasting tool has ramifications for long-term safety and security.
NOAA’s climate modeling systems help the Defense Department not just operate but anticipate and prepare for emerging threats.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
NOAA’s climate modeling systems help the Defense Department not just operate but anticipate and prepare for emerging threats.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
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Carol Off hits it out of the park with the most insightful and poignant defence of the CBC, and its importance to Canada’s social fabric, that I have read to date. Well done!
There are major threats to Canada's sovereignty right now. Losing our public broadcaster is one of them.
The CBC -as we know it -will cease to exist if Mr. Poilievre wins on Monday.
I think that matters.
My substack is free to read; free to subscribe.
open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...
The CBC -as we know it -will cease to exist if Mr. Poilievre wins on Monday.
I think that matters.
My substack is free to read; free to subscribe.
open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...
What does the CBC even mean?
...to the price of eggs?
open.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Carol Off hits it out of the park with the most insightful and poignant defence of the CBC, and its importance to Canada’s social fabric, that I have read to date. Well done!
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Every college and university should do this to remind Americans that attacks on these institutions are actually attacks on all of us.
Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Every college and university should do this to remind Americans that attacks on these institutions are actually attacks on all of us.
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A vial of insulin costs far, far, far, far more in the U.S. than it does in Canada, as do most other drugs.
Could our beloved price gap become a casualty of Trump's trade war?
Possibly, if a group of pharma companies gets its way.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Could our beloved price gap become a casualty of Trump's trade war?
Possibly, if a group of pharma companies gets its way.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Pharma giants push Trump insiders to target Canadian drug pricing
A vial of insulin costs far, far more in the U.S. than it does up here.
canadahealthwatch.ca
April 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A vial of insulin costs far, far, far, far more in the U.S. than it does in Canada, as do most other drugs.
Could our beloved price gap become a casualty of Trump's trade war?
Possibly, if a group of pharma companies gets its way.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Could our beloved price gap become a casualty of Trump's trade war?
Possibly, if a group of pharma companies gets its way.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
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"The catch is that in order to get attention, you have to be terrible. You have to lie or embrace evil. In the attention economy there is enormous demand for civic blasphemy. What’s hard is getting attention for messages about truth, or virtue, or love."
Why Cory Booker’s Speech Matters
Booker didn’t “accomplish” anything. He was a voice of one crying in the wilderness. And that’s how you build a dissident movement: with simple acts of witness.
www.thebulwark.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"The catch is that in order to get attention, you have to be terrible. You have to lie or embrace evil. In the attention economy there is enormous demand for civic blasphemy. What’s hard is getting attention for messages about truth, or virtue, or love."
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
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Canada is getting back in the business of building homes: Lpc.ca/housing
Building Canada Strong | Liberal Party of Canada
Here’s how our Liberal housing plan will help you afford a home Mark Carney’s Liberal government will double the pace of construction to almost 500,000 new homes a year, with a housing plan that will:...
Lpc.ca
March 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Canada is getting back in the business of building homes: Lpc.ca/housing
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
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Canada chose supply managed markets for dairy and poultry over 50 years ago to combat wildly fluctuating pricing at the farm level and for consumers. A key component is to control supply, including what herd/flock health treatments will be allowed by consumers. CA has its own equivalent of FDA. 2/
March 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Canada chose supply managed markets for dairy and poultry over 50 years ago to combat wildly fluctuating pricing at the farm level and for consumers. A key component is to control supply, including what herd/flock health treatments will be allowed by consumers. CA has its own equivalent of FDA. 2/
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Blue Dot’s most read story in 2024 debunks “best before”dates.
“Dates stamped on many of our foods — “best before,” “sell by,” — have nothing to do with food safe. They are determined by lab tests that estimate when a food tastes best.”
#science #food #environment
bluedotliving.com/what-to-know...
“Dates stamped on many of our foods — “best before,” “sell by,” — have nothing to do with food safe. They are determined by lab tests that estimate when a food tastes best.”
#science #food #environment
bluedotliving.com/what-to-know...
What to Know About Food Expiration Dates - Bluedot Living
The Food Date Labeling Act (created in 2019 and not yet passed) aims to standardize the terminology surrounding labels.
https://bluedotliving.com/what-to-know-about-food-expiration-dates/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Daily%20Dot%20🌎%20Monday%3A%20Your%20Favorite%202024%20Bluedot%20Story%3A%20Expiration%20Dates%21&utm_campaign=Daily%20Dot%20Monday%2012%2030%2024
December 30, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Blue Dot’s most read story in 2024 debunks “best before”dates.
“Dates stamped on many of our foods — “best before,” “sell by,” — have nothing to do with food safe. They are determined by lab tests that estimate when a food tastes best.”
#science #food #environment
bluedotliving.com/what-to-know...
“Dates stamped on many of our foods — “best before,” “sell by,” — have nothing to do with food safe. They are determined by lab tests that estimate when a food tastes best.”
#science #food #environment
bluedotliving.com/what-to-know...
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Fireflies are awesome and so is this video! I learned a lot about sparkle butts from this. ✨ And there are a couple of my clips in it!!
#invertebrates 🌿
#invertebrates 🌿
True Facts: Fireflies Need Your Help!
youtu.be/czt_io0h-CA
youtu.be/czt_io0h-CA
True Facts: Fireflies Need Your Help!
YouTube video by Ze Frank
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March 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Fireflies are awesome and so is this video! I learned a lot about sparkle butts from this. ✨ And there are a couple of my clips in it!!
#invertebrates 🌿
#invertebrates 🌿
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Americans, if you don't get what makes Canada different than the US, then take a look at what this beloved Canadian company is doing for its consumers until the end of this year. We take care of one another. 🍁🍁🍁
#Chapmans
#madeincanada
#MeidasTouch
#Chapmans
#madeincanada
#MeidasTouch
March 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Americans, if you don't get what makes Canada different than the US, then take a look at what this beloved Canadian company is doing for its consumers until the end of this year. We take care of one another. 🍁🍁🍁
#Chapmans
#madeincanada
#MeidasTouch
#Chapmans
#madeincanada
#MeidasTouch