Megan
@mhostetter.bsky.social
Managing anxiety, aspiring creator, mother, PhD engineering
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Prof. Royal Military College of Canada & expert on terrorism tactics
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Prof. Royal Military College of Canada & expert on terrorism tactics
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"The above was inspired by the Washington Post Editorial Board’s apology for Trump’s kidnapping of Maduro, to the point that I could lift entire paragraphs and just change a few words." www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
The arrest of Mark Carney will bring peace, prosperity, and freedom to North America - Halifax Examiner
As with the once-independent countries of Texas and California before it, Canada rightly should become a state under the flag of the United States.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"The above was inspired by the Washington Post Editorial Board’s apology for Trump’s kidnapping of Maduro, to the point that I could lift entire paragraphs and just change a few words." www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
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The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 7, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
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Also for anyone suggesting Canada is limited in what it can say because of its proximity to and dependence on the US, that didn’t stop Mexico.
"Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally ... by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the [UN] Charter"
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
January 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Also for anyone suggesting Canada is limited in what it can say because of its proximity to and dependence on the US, that didn’t stop Mexico.
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Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
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This is your energy for 2026
*via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown
*via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown
January 1, 2026 at 3:34 AM
This is your energy for 2026
*via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown
*via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
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I love this every time it comes around. It reminds me about what is actually being demanded of me in all kinds of situations, and I need the reminder.
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Sometimes people use "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person" and sometimes they use "respect" to mean "treating someone like an authority"
and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say "if you won't respect me I won't respect you" and they mean "if you won't treat me like an authority I won't treat you like a person"
and they think they're being fair but they aren't, and it's not okay.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ekew4wtc2m4ctroumek7kr4l/bafkreie2xtk3rio2f7b2boda5g5q5srdwtmarov4jtvhfctpj3mw4dbuli@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I love this every time it comes around. It reminds me about what is actually being demanded of me in all kinds of situations, and I need the reminder.
Things like this give me hope
Very cool
Very cool
Agrivoltaics boost crop yields even when the solar panels aren’t generating power. New research from Canada shows that shading crops with elevated solar panels creates a cooler, wetter microclimate that can lift yields and improve performance across dozens of crops. buff.ly/6eqClf1
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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The gift that keeps on giving: How solar panels on farms can help increase crop yields
A new study finds farmers can enjoy increased crop yeilds under partial shade of solar panels long after they stop working decades from now.
buff.ly
December 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Things like this give me hope
Very cool
Very cool
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The story actually undersells Canada’s vulnerability to the US abandonment of science and regulation, on which Canada depends.
In other news, the Carney government is cutting Health Canada’s budget by 15%.
Make that make sense.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
In other news, the Carney government is cutting Health Canada’s budget by 15%.
Make that make sense.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
Canada needs reliable partners who are looking to science on subjects like vaccines, says Minister Marjorie Michel.
www.thestar.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The story actually undersells Canada’s vulnerability to the US abandonment of science and regulation, on which Canada depends.
In other news, the Carney government is cutting Health Canada’s budget by 15%.
Make that make sense.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
In other news, the Carney government is cutting Health Canada’s budget by 15%.
Make that make sense.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
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I love playing the “Is it allergies, flu starting, or Covid?” game, all year round. 😮💨
Good thing they make combo Covid / Flu A & B tests now that come in a pack of 5. Negative for Covid and Flu so far, will test again tomorrow.
canadastrong.ca/products/wel...
Good thing they make combo Covid / Flu A & B tests now that come in a pack of 5. Negative for Covid and Flu so far, will test again tomorrow.
canadastrong.ca/products/wel...
December 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I love playing the “Is it allergies, flu starting, or Covid?” game, all year round. 😮💨
Good thing they make combo Covid / Flu A & B tests now that come in a pack of 5. Negative for Covid and Flu so far, will test again tomorrow.
canadastrong.ca/products/wel...
Good thing they make combo Covid / Flu A & B tests now that come in a pack of 5. Negative for Covid and Flu so far, will test again tomorrow.
canadastrong.ca/products/wel...
If you haven't done it already, it's not too late to get your flu shot!
Don’t think of the flu as a cold. What to know about H3N2, a fast-spreading, ‘severe viral infection’
Why is the flu so bad this year? Doctors weigh in
While some may be under the impression that getting the flu is similar to having a cold, a Canadian doctor warns that influenza can lead to serious and even deadly complications.
www.cp24.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If you haven't done it already, it's not too late to get your flu shot!
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Don’t think of the flu as a cold. What to know about H3N2, a fast-spreading, ‘severe viral infection’
Why is the flu so bad this year? Doctors weigh in
While some may be under the impression that getting the flu is similar to having a cold, a Canadian doctor warns that influenza can lead to serious and even deadly complications.
www.cp24.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Don’t think of the flu as a cold. What to know about H3N2, a fast-spreading, ‘severe viral infection’
I know it's not the point, and it's like the least of very very many problems, but the US is supposed to host the world cup and the Olympics in the next couple years???
Under the expanded ban:
- 19 countries are subject to near-total bars on immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
- 19 countries are subject to near-total bars on immigrant visas and a bar on tourist, student, and exchange visitor visas.
- Turkmenistan is subject to a near-total bar on immigrant visas.
- 19 countries are subject to near-total bars on immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
- 19 countries are subject to near-total bars on immigrant visas and a bar on tourist, student, and exchange visitor visas.
- Turkmenistan is subject to a near-total bar on immigrant visas.
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I know it's not the point, and it's like the least of very very many problems, but the US is supposed to host the world cup and the Olympics in the next couple years???
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Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse LeClair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte, Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz. I remember. We must always remember.
December 6, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse LeClair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte, Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz. I remember. We must always remember.
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Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
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December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Wow, an extraordinary generous offer from a Bolts reader:
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
And he'll also throw in an additional $$ for each repost of his post, or each new follow @boltsmag.org gets. So at least smash those share or follow buttons!
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
And he'll also throw in an additional $$ for each repost of his post, or each new follow @boltsmag.org gets. So at least smash those share or follow buttons!
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Let's get #ArtAdventCalendar rolling!
It's December 1 somewhere right now.
Saskatchewan Supercell 32x40in 81x102cm
Oil on Canvas
2019
#Art #Painting
It's December 1 somewhere right now.
Saskatchewan Supercell 32x40in 81x102cm
Oil on Canvas
2019
#Art #Painting
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Let's get #ArtAdventCalendar rolling!
It's December 1 somewhere right now.
Saskatchewan Supercell 32x40in 81x102cm
Oil on Canvas
2019
#Art #Painting
It's December 1 somewhere right now.
Saskatchewan Supercell 32x40in 81x102cm
Oil on Canvas
2019
#Art #Painting
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Vietnamese food has a concept I don't often see in western cuisine - "ngán."
It's translated as being bored but applies when your palate is dulled by the sameness in texture, taste.
We want our food to hit different notes. A bánh mì is simultaneously soft and crunchy, spicy and cool, fatty and sour.
It's translated as being bored but applies when your palate is dulled by the sameness in texture, taste.
We want our food to hit different notes. A bánh mì is simultaneously soft and crunchy, spicy and cool, fatty and sour.
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Vietnamese food has a concept I don't often see in western cuisine - "ngán."
It's translated as being bored but applies when your palate is dulled by the sameness in texture, taste.
We want our food to hit different notes. A bánh mì is simultaneously soft and crunchy, spicy and cool, fatty and sour.
It's translated as being bored but applies when your palate is dulled by the sameness in texture, taste.
We want our food to hit different notes. A bánh mì is simultaneously soft and crunchy, spicy and cool, fatty and sour.
I love these, and can't find them enough, even in Toronto! They're so so good, highly recommend everyone try them
A dish that some westerners don't get is bánh cuốn, which they find goey and bland. But if you eat it properly with the sauce, the bland rice rolls are contrasted by the sweet-sour nước chấm, the soft is balanced by crunchy fried shallots. This ensures you don't feel "ngán."
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I love these, and can't find them enough, even in Toronto! They're so so good, highly recommend everyone try them
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A dish that some westerners don't get is bánh cuốn, which they find goey and bland. But if you eat it properly with the sauce, the bland rice rolls are contrasted by the sweet-sour nước chấm, the soft is balanced by crunchy fried shallots. This ensures you don't feel "ngán."
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A dish that some westerners don't get is bánh cuốn, which they find goey and bland. But if you eat it properly with the sauce, the bland rice rolls are contrasted by the sweet-sour nước chấm, the soft is balanced by crunchy fried shallots. This ensures you don't feel "ngán."
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Holiday shopping?
All my paper prints are 50% off right now.
Shipping in Canada, the UK & the EU is $25 so grab yourself a couple.
Sorry no US orders.
All my paper prints are 50% off right now.
Shipping in Canada, the UK & the EU is $25 so grab yourself a couple.
Sorry no US orders.
I'm an Alberta based artist who has a thing for storms & space.
I do commissions & have originals & 50 different canvas & paper prints available earthskyart.ca/shop
#art #painting
I do commissions & have originals & 50 different canvas & paper prints available earthskyart.ca/shop
#art #painting
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Holiday shopping?
All my paper prints are 50% off right now.
Shipping in Canada, the UK & the EU is $25 so grab yourself a couple.
Sorry no US orders.
All my paper prints are 50% off right now.
Shipping in Canada, the UK & the EU is $25 so grab yourself a couple.
Sorry no US orders.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…