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Doug Johnson 🇨🇦🇺🇦🌦️🏞
@smikooman.bsky.social
Physical Geographer | Air and Water Resource Manager | North Okanagan-Nk'maplqs | Voltigeur Canadien | #StandWithUkraine #NAFO 🇨🇦🇺🇦☭⃠
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#VernonBC Oct 2025 Weather Summary 🧵
🎃 October: warm and dry (the new normal)
The heat and drought persist into autumn. Local ponds are the lowest I've ever seen. SilverStar has started snow accumulation.
📷 A foggy and frosty autumn sunrise. #BCWx
Soldier and Girl at Station
Lest we forget 🌺🇨🇦

- Alex Colville
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A moving tribute to reconciliation, resilience, and friendship on this Remembrance Day. 🇨🇦🇯🇵
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Thank you for your years of service as Canada’s U.N. Ambassador. You always called 'em as you see 'em.

“The Russians have a credibility problem. We know they’re lying because their lips are moving.”
🍁🌎👏
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
"Viktor, have I told you about the golden shower?"
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Justin Trudeau caused Canada to lose its measles-free status. #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"NATO must be an organization... that looks north. It is, after all, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and my advocacy is in terms of ensuring that the Arctic and Arctic defence and security is part of the conversation in terms of NATO's overall focus." #CdnPoli
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
NATO should devote more focus to defence in the Arctic, Anand says
Foreign Affairs Minister hosting G7 counterparts this week to discuss Gaza, Ukraine and other topics
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Officials in the Netherlands are demanding answers from a U.S. commission after panels honouring Black veterans at a Second World War cemetery were taken down.
#LestWeForget 🌺
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON" indeed, President DJT.
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Comfortable majorities of Canadians are good with major national energy infrastructure projects moving forward, even if some First Nations, communities, or provinces oppose them. #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
- Nanos Research
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
2029 is "the year Mr. Trump's term as President is supposed to end."

- Canada's national newspaper front page story and a casual, throw-away reference to the U.S. Constitution's Twenty-second Amendment.
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
House leader Andrew Scheer and party whip Chris Warkentin “barged” into MP Chris d'Entremont's office, pushed open the door — almost knocking down his assistant— and yelled at him about “how much of a snake” he was.
#CdnPoli 🇨🇦
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Meta projected that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue from running advertising for fraudulent scams, internal documents show. A review by Reuters shows that the social-media giant failed for at least three years to identify and stop ads that were shown to billions of people.
Meta forecast $24b revenue from scam ads, internal documents show
Users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are exposed to fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@markgerretsen.bsky.social the extortion (blackmail) video montage was pretty good. Why did you delete it?
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Reposted by Doug Johnson 🇨🇦🇺🇦🌦️🏞
I'm a six degrees-of-separation guy, this article blows my mind.

How the son of russian spies paved the legal path for B.C. ostrich cull
Alexander Vavilov set the Supreme Court of Canada precedent for 'reasonableness' at heart of ostrich case
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce was charging businesses to have access to Pierre Poilievre.
#Okanagan #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
Kelowna chamber luncheon with Pierre Poilievre has been cancelled - Kelowna News
The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce has cancelled next week’s luncheon with Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.
www.castanet.net
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I'm a six degrees-of-separation guy, this article blows my mind.

How the son of russian spies paved the legal path for B.C. ostrich cull
Alexander Vavilov set the Supreme Court of Canada precedent for 'reasonableness' at heart of ostrich case
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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The Juice are here with their massive TL;DR distillation (oil pun) of B.C. climate and energy policy. Guess who owns Ksi Lisims? Brilliant satire (but I miss the OG accents).
@sobittersosweet.bsky.social
#BCpoli #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
The Canadien Government has made an ad about the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal & PRGT Pipeline, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Ksi Lisims & PRGT Pipeline
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Halloween is over, so this list is The Ghosts of Christmas Yet to Come.
Doug Ford would be a boon to the NDP, apparently.

(poll courtesy of @davidcoletto.bsky.social )
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The first segment is about Pierre Poilievre's leadership woes.

@chebert18.bsky.social was on fire such that Poilievre must be bewildered where he got first degree burns from.

@spocksky.bsky.social aptly notes Pierre Poilievre is almost universally regarded as being bitter and charmless.
#CdnPoli 🇨🇦
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Vladimir is not stopping, Donald.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63593
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“The World, listen: FAFO.”

Pete Hegseth
United States Secretary of War
At the Fox Patriot Awards tonight, Hegseth tells a story about how Trump makes Truth Social posts after bombings.
November 7, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Notice to Airmen, Edgewood B.C.
Restrictions start 6 Nov 4:22 PM
NO aircraft of any kind (including drones) are allowed to fly in this area
This applies from ground level up to 8,500 feet above sea level
This restriction is legally enforceable under Section 5.1 of Canada's Aeronautics Act
#VernonBC
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
28% of Canadians unaware there was a federal budget. #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
Just finished the Abacus Data post-budget survey

✅No change in vote intention
✅Carney net favourable +12 (largely unchanged)
✅28% unaware there was a federal budget
✅52% right direction, 48% wrong direction

Details will be out this weekend on the Abacus Data website.
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The Edgewood Ostrich issue really drove home how local Okanagan media does not have the capacity nor mandate to handle evolving issues of national scope or that are technically complex requiring analytical skills.
#VernonBC 🧵/1 of 4
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Convoy Legacy
Today in the Okanagan, two of the top three news stories have links to conspiracy theory dis/misinformation. Far-right social media must be going in overdrive today about the 'authoritarian state' and how 'Canada is broken'. Will the convoys be on the move?
#VernonBC #Cdnpoli
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM