Marcia MacDonald
@marcia.spore.social.ap.brid.gy
(she/elle) geneticist, biotech nerd, open science and co-op community enthusiast, equity and #AntiRacistSTEM, #DecolonizeSTEM
Uninvited guest on lək̓ʷəŋən land […]
🌉 bridged from https://spore.social/@marcia on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Uninvited guest on lək̓ʷəŋən land […]
🌉 bridged from https://spore.social/@marcia on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
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Beaverton is hitting it out of the park today.
"“This is a matter for the courts, probably,” Carney said. “It’s not my place to get involved in interprovincial issues. Unless the extraction industry asks me to. Wait, have they asked? No? Not yet? Okay, then let the courts handle it until then […]
"“This is a matter for the courts, probably,” Carney said. “It’s not my place to get involved in interprovincial issues. Unless the extraction industry asks me to. Wait, have they asked? No? Not yet? Okay, then let the courts handle it until then […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Beaverton is hitting it out of the park today.
"“This is a matter for the courts, probably,” Carney said. “It’s not my place to get involved in interprovincial issues. Unless the extraction industry asks me to. Wait, have they asked? No? Not yet? Okay, then let the courts handle it until then […]
"“This is a matter for the courts, probably,” Carney said. “It’s not my place to get involved in interprovincial issues. Unless the extraction industry asks me to. Wait, have they asked? No? Not yet? Okay, then let the courts handle it until then […]
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
Details of the MOU as reported by CBC. Hot Take:
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.
- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)
- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in […]
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.
- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)
- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Details of the MOU as reported by CBC. Hot Take:
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.
- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)
- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in […]
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.
- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)
- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in […]
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
Any BC Cabinet or caucus members want to take a public stand on principle over the single most important issue of our time or nah?
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Any BC Cabinet or caucus members want to take a public stand on principle over the single most important issue of our time or nah?
RE: https://cosocial.ca/@ResearchForTheFrontLines/115625226313123940
Are you as enraged as I am by the new Canada-Alberta energy MOU?
One way you can take action is by supporting communities and grassroots movements that are fighting for climate and environmental justice, including land […]
Are you as enraged as I am by the new Canada-Alberta energy MOU?
One way you can take action is by supporting communities and grassroots movements that are fighting for climate and environmental justice, including land […]
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
RE: https://cosocial.ca/@ResearchForTheFrontLines/115625226313123940
Are you as enraged as I am by the new Canada-Alberta energy MOU?
One way you can take action is by supporting communities and grassroots movements that are fighting for climate and environmental justice, including land […]
Are you as enraged as I am by the new Canada-Alberta energy MOU?
One way you can take action is by supporting communities and grassroots movements that are fighting for climate and environmental justice, including land […]
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I think entirely too much about how BC’s #CleanBC climate plan explicitly says that converting to EVs is not nearly enough to meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets so we need to reduce VMT 25% by 2030, and then we do basically nothing to try to achieve that goal. #bcpoli
I think entirely too much about how California’s climate plan explicitly says that converting to EVs is not nearly enough to meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets so we need to reduce VMT 25% by 2030, and then we do basically nothing to try to achieve that goal
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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What has stunned his former colleagues and mentors is the sheer breadth of his apparent deception. He didn’t just tweak a few variables. It appears he invented the entire study.
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
What has stunned his former colleagues and mentors is the sheer breadth of his apparent deception. He didn’t just tweak a few variables. It appears he invented the entire study.
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Un premier Repair Café sur le Plateau Mont-Royal ! 🔧 Le 29 novembre, au Centre du Plateau, 2275, boulevard Saint-Joseph Est.
Contribution volontaire. On recherche des bénévoles et des dons d'outils : repaircafe@centreduplateau.com
🔗 […]
[Original post on jasette.facil.services]
Contribution volontaire. On recherche des bénévoles et des dons d'outils : repaircafe@centreduplateau.com
🔗 […]
[Original post on jasette.facil.services]
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Un premier Repair Café sur le Plateau Mont-Royal ! 🔧 Le 29 novembre, au Centre du Plateau, 2275, boulevard Saint-Joseph Est.
Contribution volontaire. On recherche des bénévoles et des dons d'outils : repaircafe@centreduplateau.com
🔗 […]
[Original post on jasette.facil.services]
Contribution volontaire. On recherche des bénévoles et des dons d'outils : repaircafe@centreduplateau.com
🔗 […]
[Original post on jasette.facil.services]
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November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It's great to see a shout-out to Rising Star co-op in the Vancouver mayoral campaign launch of @wazaroff , my old neighbour!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MTf7QmcEpc
https://www.williamforvancouver.ca/
#bcpoli #vancouver #yvr #coop #housing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MTf7QmcEpc
https://www.williamforvancouver.ca/
#bcpoli #vancouver #yvr #coop #housing
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It's great to see a shout-out to Rising Star co-op in the Vancouver mayoral campaign launch of @wazaroff , my old neighbour!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MTf7QmcEpc
https://www.williamforvancouver.ca/
#bcpoli #vancouver #yvr #coop #housing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MTf7QmcEpc
https://www.williamforvancouver.ca/
#bcpoli #vancouver #yvr #coop #housing
The BC NDP are holding their annual convention in Victoria. What better way to welcome them than with a rally 📣📣📣
🗓️ November 15, 2025
⏰ Starting at 7:45 AM
📍 Outdoor square across the street from the Victoria Conference Centre
https://bsky.app/profile/wildernews.bsky.social/post/3m5m5w5r4dh2g […]
🗓️ November 15, 2025
⏰ Starting at 7:45 AM
📍 Outdoor square across the street from the Victoria Conference Centre
https://bsky.app/profile/wildernews.bsky.social/post/3m5m5w5r4dh2g […]
Original post on spore.social
spore.social
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The BC NDP are holding their annual convention in Victoria. What better way to welcome them than with a rally 📣📣📣
🗓️ November 15, 2025
⏰ Starting at 7:45 AM
📍 Outdoor square across the street from the Victoria Conference Centre
https://bsky.app/profile/wildernews.bsky.social/post/3m5m5w5r4dh2g […]
🗓️ November 15, 2025
⏰ Starting at 7:45 AM
📍 Outdoor square across the street from the Victoria Conference Centre
https://bsky.app/profile/wildernews.bsky.social/post/3m5m5w5r4dh2g […]
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.” #CarDependency
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.” #CarDependency
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This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
Are you concerned about the climate crisis and rising social injustice?
In the spirit of the giving season, make your tax-deductible donation to Research for the Front Lines to support communities and movements across Canada who are leading the fight for a just […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
In the spirit of the giving season, make your tax-deductible donation to Research for the Front Lines to support communities and movements across Canada who are leading the fight for a just […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
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Are you concerned about the climate crisis and rising social injustice?
Support communities and movements across Canada who are leading the fight for a just, equitable and livable future.
In the spirit of the Giving Season, make your tax-deductible donation to Research for the Front Lines
Help fund the R4FL Community Research Lead program, so that in 2026, more Indigenous, Black and racialized communities can lead their own research, exposing systemic injustices and informing powerful solutions.
QR code: https://linktr.ee/research4thefrontlines
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November 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Are you concerned about the climate crisis and rising social injustice?
In the spirit of the giving season, make your tax-deductible donation to Research for the Front Lines to support communities and movements across Canada who are leading the fight for a just […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
In the spirit of the giving season, make your tax-deductible donation to Research for the Front Lines to support communities and movements across Canada who are leading the fight for a just […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
Vous êtes inquiet·ète de la crise climatique et de l’injustice sociale?
En cette saison des dons, faites un don déductible d'impôt à Research for the Front Lines à soutenir les communautés et les mouvements à travers le Canada qui mènent la lutte pour un avenir […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
En cette saison des dons, faites un don déductible d'impôt à Research for the Front Lines à soutenir les communautés et les mouvements à travers le Canada qui mènent la lutte pour un avenir […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
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Vous êtes inquiet·ète de la crise climatique et de l’injustice sociale?
Soutenez les communautés et les mouvements à travers le Canada qui mènent la lutte pour un avenir juste, équitable et viable pour tou·te·s.
En cette saison des dons, faites un don déductible d'impôt à Research for the Front Lines
Aidez à financer le programme Chef·fe de recherche communautaire. D’ici 2026, permettons à davantage de communautés autochtones, noires et racisées de mener leurs propres recherches, révéler les injustices systémiques et proposer des solutions transformatrices.
Code QR : https://linktr.ee/research4thefrontlines
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November 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Vous êtes inquiet·ète de la crise climatique et de l’injustice sociale?
En cette saison des dons, faites un don déductible d'impôt à Research for the Front Lines à soutenir les communautés et les mouvements à travers le Canada qui mènent la lutte pour un avenir […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
En cette saison des dons, faites un don déductible d'impôt à Research for the Front Lines à soutenir les communautés et les mouvements à travers le Canada qui mènent la lutte pour un avenir […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
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My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
I had dinner with a colleague from @inaturalist.bsky.social yesterday and Jeanne shared that their users are discovering an average of one brand-new-previously-unknown-to-science species EACH MONTH!
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I had dinner with a colleague from @inaturalist.bsky.social yesterday and Jeanne shared that their users are discovering an average of one brand-new-previously-unknown-to-science species EACH MONTH!
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
I applaud the new #stockholmdeclaration for the reform of academic publishing.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I applaud the new #stockholmdeclaration for the reform of academic publishing.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
What 50 years of buried data tell us about Canada’s mining oversight
Canada’s fragmented approach to mining assessments has left regulators, communities and industry working with incomplete information as they head into a modern mining rush […]
Canada’s fragmented approach to mining assessments has left regulators, communities and industry working with incomplete information as they head into a modern mining rush […]
Original post on spore.social
spore.social
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What 50 years of buried data tell us about Canada’s mining oversight
Canada’s fragmented approach to mining assessments has left regulators, communities and industry working with incomplete information as they head into a modern mining rush […]
Canada’s fragmented approach to mining assessments has left regulators, communities and industry working with incomplete information as they head into a modern mining rush […]
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
Not sure that I remember a time when both a Federal and BC Election seemed possible at the same time!
It is being considered only because the parties in power think they could come away with proper majority governments.
I think that is a very big risk. And one I am not willing to take!
Carney […]
It is being considered only because the parties in power think they could come away with proper majority governments.
I think that is a very big risk. And one I am not willing to take!
Carney […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
November 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Not sure that I remember a time when both a Federal and BC Election seemed possible at the same time!
It is being considered only because the parties in power think they could come away with proper majority governments.
I think that is a very big risk. And one I am not willing to take!
Carney […]
It is being considered only because the parties in power think they could come away with proper majority governments.
I think that is a very big risk. And one I am not willing to take!
Carney […]
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
I love these before and after shots of #montreal 's urban transformation. We live in a beautiful city.
https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/s/qC0LCvpcd8
https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/s/qC0LCvpcd8
October 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I love these before and after shots of #montreal 's urban transformation. We live in a beautiful city.
https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/s/qC0LCvpcd8
https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/s/qC0LCvpcd8
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
Film + jasette: Le Dernier Flip: Démarchandiser l'immobilier
La crise du logement nous affecte tous! Il est temps de parler des solutions! Venez écoutez le film Le Dernier Flip et participer ensuite ensemble à une discussion sur les solutions à cette crise. Contrairement à bien d'autres […]
La crise du logement nous affecte tous! Il est temps de parler des solutions! Venez écoutez le film Le Dernier Flip et participer ensuite ensemble à une discussion sur les solutions à cette crise. Contrairement à bien d'autres […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
October 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Film + jasette: Le Dernier Flip: Démarchandiser l'immobilier
La crise du logement nous affecte tous! Il est temps de parler des solutions! Venez écoutez le film Le Dernier Flip et participer ensuite ensemble à une discussion sur les solutions à cette crise. Contrairement à bien d'autres […]
La crise du logement nous affecte tous! Il est temps de parler des solutions! Venez écoutez le film Le Dernier Flip et participer ensuite ensemble à une discussion sur les solutions à cette crise. Contrairement à bien d'autres […]
Reposted by Marcia MacDonald
Jasette sur le municipalisme et le livre À Nous La Ville de Jonathan Durand Folco
Avec les élections qui arrivent, venez jaser de municipalisme en gang à l'Espace des Possibles. Comment nous, les citoyen·ne·s, on peut décider par nous même ce que notre ville devrait être. Comment peut-on […]
Avec les élections qui arrivent, venez jaser de municipalisme en gang à l'Espace des Possibles. Comment nous, les citoyen·ne·s, on peut décider par nous même ce que notre ville devrait être. Comment peut-on […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Jasette sur le municipalisme et le livre À Nous La Ville de Jonathan Durand Folco
Avec les élections qui arrivent, venez jaser de municipalisme en gang à l'Espace des Possibles. Comment nous, les citoyen·ne·s, on peut décider par nous même ce que notre ville devrait être. Comment peut-on […]
Avec les élections qui arrivent, venez jaser de municipalisme en gang à l'Espace des Possibles. Comment nous, les citoyen·ne·s, on peut décider par nous même ce que notre ville devrait être. Comment peut-on […]