Oombaca
@oombaca.bsky.social
Map maker, book reader, music lover.
Fool of a Took!
Fool of a Took!
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Today I want to share with you a statement by former federal judge Mark L. Wolf explaining why he resigned from the federal bench in early November. I found it sobering and troubling. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/winner-of-this-weeks-joseph-welch
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today I want to share with you a statement by former federal judge Mark L. Wolf explaining why he resigned from the federal bench in early November. I found it sobering and troubling. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/winner-of-this-weeks-joseph-welch
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Scorpion passenger says loss of frog buoyancy concerning, wishes she knew how to swim.
Alberta premier says loss of measles elimination status concerning, urges vigilance
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Alberta premier says loss of measles elimination status concerning, urges vigilance
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada recently losing its measles elimination status is concerning, but her government might not have many options on the table to help get it back.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Scorpion passenger says loss of frog buoyancy concerning, wishes she knew how to swim.
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And Now… a Story About a Frozen Train and the Saskatchewan Town That Became Family.
It was Christmas Day, 2017.
Somewhere in the endless plains of Saskatchewan, a Via Rail train carrying 98 passengers ground to a halt.
The cause?
It was Christmas Day, 2017.
Somewhere in the endless plains of Saskatchewan, a Via Rail train carrying 98 passengers ground to a halt.
The cause?
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
And Now… a Story About a Frozen Train and the Saskatchewan Town That Became Family.
It was Christmas Day, 2017.
Somewhere in the endless plains of Saskatchewan, a Via Rail train carrying 98 passengers ground to a halt.
The cause?
It was Christmas Day, 2017.
Somewhere in the endless plains of Saskatchewan, a Via Rail train carrying 98 passengers ground to a halt.
The cause?
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things that arent the future of civilization
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
things that arent the future of civilization
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
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Baseball is like if the Book of Job was a sport.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Baseball is like if the Book of Job was a sport.
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Imagine there was a chemical spill which caused all adolescent boys to stop maturing emotionally at around age 12.
Now imagine what the world would look like a decade or so later.
We’re living in a partial version of that. It explains so much of what’s happening.
Now imagine what the world would look like a decade or so later.
We’re living in a partial version of that. It explains so much of what’s happening.
October 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Imagine there was a chemical spill which caused all adolescent boys to stop maturing emotionally at around age 12.
Now imagine what the world would look like a decade or so later.
We’re living in a partial version of that. It explains so much of what’s happening.
Now imagine what the world would look like a decade or so later.
We’re living in a partial version of that. It explains so much of what’s happening.
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🇨🇦Here's our chance folks. Let's make this the most shared and signed petition ever.🇨🇦
🇨🇦Mandate Security Clearance for Pierre Poilievre or Resign!🇨🇦
c.org/JB5ChGygX7
🇨🇦Mandate Security Clearance for Pierre Poilievre or Resign!🇨🇦
c.org/JB5ChGygX7
Sign the Petition
Mandate Security Clearance for Pierre Poilievre or His Resignation as Party Leader
c.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🇨🇦Here's our chance folks. Let's make this the most shared and signed petition ever.🇨🇦
🇨🇦Mandate Security Clearance for Pierre Poilievre or Resign!🇨🇦
c.org/JB5ChGygX7
🇨🇦Mandate Security Clearance for Pierre Poilievre or Resign!🇨🇦
c.org/JB5ChGygX7
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
“COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent.”
“COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent.”
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
“COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent.”
“COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent.”
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Both the rubber bullet to the head and the mace to the face were taken by Reverend David Black in Chicago. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
religionnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Both the rubber bullet to the head and the mace to the face were taken by Reverend David Black in Chicago. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Wake up Donald :D
"China earns more from exporting solar panels, batteries, electric cars and other clean energy tech than the US does through fossil fuel exports"
⚡️⚡️⚡️🔋🔋🔋
#alwaysbecharging
🌞🌞🌞💨💨💨
"China earns more from exporting solar panels, batteries, electric cars and other clean energy tech than the US does through fossil fuel exports"
⚡️⚡️⚡️🔋🔋🔋
#alwaysbecharging
🌞🌞🌞💨💨💨
October 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Wake up Donald :D
"China earns more from exporting solar panels, batteries, electric cars and other clean energy tech than the US does through fossil fuel exports"
⚡️⚡️⚡️🔋🔋🔋
#alwaysbecharging
🌞🌞🌞💨💨💨
"China earns more from exporting solar panels, batteries, electric cars and other clean energy tech than the US does through fossil fuel exports"
⚡️⚡️⚡️🔋🔋🔋
#alwaysbecharging
🌞🌞🌞💨💨💨
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I can watch this clip thousands of time and still won’t be enough.
Adam van Koeverden telling like it is.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
Adam van Koeverden telling like it is.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
October 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I can watch this clip thousands of time and still won’t be enough.
Adam van Koeverden telling like it is.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
Adam van Koeverden telling like it is.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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“A report by the CBC revealed that Pierre Poilievre hired the team behind Canada Proud to ‘boost his messages online.’ The organization has since been caught running disinformation campaigns targeting Mark Carney. Canadians deserve to know every last detail about Poilievre‘s ties to Canada Proud.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“A report by the CBC revealed that Pierre Poilievre hired the team behind Canada Proud to ‘boost his messages online.’ The organization has since been caught running disinformation campaigns targeting Mark Carney. Canadians deserve to know every last detail about Poilievre‘s ties to Canada Proud.”
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Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today
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Canadian filmmaker Sean Menard recently uncovered nearly 100 reels of film chronicling Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope in 1980
This previously unseen footage is coming out later this year in a documentary titled “Run Terry Run”. It looks incredible
Greatest Canadian ❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
This previously unseen footage is coming out later this year in a documentary titled “Run Terry Run”. It looks incredible
Greatest Canadian ❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
August 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Canadian filmmaker Sean Menard recently uncovered nearly 100 reels of film chronicling Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope in 1980
This previously unseen footage is coming out later this year in a documentary titled “Run Terry Run”. It looks incredible
Greatest Canadian ❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
This previously unseen footage is coming out later this year in a documentary titled “Run Terry Run”. It looks incredible
Greatest Canadian ❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
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Last year I invented beach footwear for people with only one leg.
It was a flop…
It was a flop…
August 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Last year I invented beach footwear for people with only one leg.
It was a flop…
It was a flop…
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Dear community, last time you helped us reach lots of new BlueSky followers. Now that we see that there is an exodus on X, it is important that these people can also find us on BlueSky for all necessary updates about Ukraine.
Would you like to share this message, preferably with a quote? Thanks!
Would you like to share this message, preferably with a quote? Thanks!
January 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Dear community, last time you helped us reach lots of new BlueSky followers. Now that we see that there is an exodus on X, it is important that these people can also find us on BlueSky for all necessary updates about Ukraine.
Would you like to share this message, preferably with a quote? Thanks!
Would you like to share this message, preferably with a quote? Thanks!
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This crowd really isn’t competent enough to run a lemonade stand, let alone a nuclear power. I wouldn’t trust them with my family’s recipe book.
I hope to god Canada and other allies are beyond careful with what they share with these goobers.
I hope to god Canada and other allies are beyond careful with what they share with these goobers.
UPDATE: This exclusive story has been updated to include a response from the White House.
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This crowd really isn’t competent enough to run a lemonade stand, let alone a nuclear power. I wouldn’t trust them with my family’s recipe book.
I hope to god Canada and other allies are beyond careful with what they share with these goobers.
I hope to god Canada and other allies are beyond careful with what they share with these goobers.
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"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
August 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
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