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So why is the new Speaker "dragged" to the chair? The Speaker, by tradition, feigns reluctance to take the post. This dates to the days when British speakers were the ones to give the monarch bad news, a dangerous duty that could cause a speaker to lose their head.
A tradition in Parliament: escorting the newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons to the Speaker’s chair.
Congratulations, Francis Scarpaleggia. Canadians look forward to your leadership in the Chamber.
Congratulations, Francis Scarpaleggia. Canadians look forward to your leadership in the Chamber.
May 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So why is the new Speaker "dragged" to the chair? The Speaker, by tradition, feigns reluctance to take the post. This dates to the days when British speakers were the ones to give the monarch bad news, a dangerous duty that could cause a speaker to lose their head.
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Waterfronts can have tall, separated, dense housing and vibrant public life at street level. It’s not hard. You just have to design it that way. A lot of cities haven’t. Too many built walls in the sky & blank walls at the street. Because city hall let them.
Beautiful day on Vancouver’s waterfront.
Beautiful day on Vancouver’s waterfront.
May 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Waterfronts can have tall, separated, dense housing and vibrant public life at street level. It’s not hard. You just have to design it that way. A lot of cities haven’t. Too many built walls in the sky & blank walls at the street. Because city hall let them.
Beautiful day on Vancouver’s waterfront.
Beautiful day on Vancouver’s waterfront.
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Believe it or not, all three of these fish are the same species… the bluehead wrasse. Wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning they transition from female to male over the course of their lives. Each phase can look radically different from each other as evidenced here #coralcitycamera
May 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Believe it or not, all three of these fish are the same species… the bluehead wrasse. Wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning they transition from female to male over the course of their lives. Each phase can look radically different from each other as evidenced here #coralcitycamera
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Albert Goodwin advocated for worker's rights and unions in British Columbia and pushed for better working conditions and pay for coal miners.
His killing by police led to Canada's first general strike and his memory is honoured to this day.
This is his story.
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His killing by police led to Canada's first general strike and his memory is honoured to this day.
This is his story.
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May 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Albert Goodwin advocated for worker's rights and unions in British Columbia and pushed for better working conditions and pay for coal miners.
His killing by police led to Canada's first general strike and his memory is honoured to this day.
This is his story.
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His killing by police led to Canada's first general strike and his memory is honoured to this day.
This is his story.
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Multi-model ensemble absolutely torches North America this summer (June-August). Aside from background warming, any climate scientists or long-range forecasters have any idea why models are so bullish on heat year? #wxsky
May 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Multi-model ensemble absolutely torches North America this summer (June-August). Aside from background warming, any climate scientists or long-range forecasters have any idea why models are so bullish on heat year? #wxsky
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Steve Bannon gets pardoned after scamming a bunch a small-dollar MAGA donors in his ‘We Build the Wall’ scam.
But George Santos made the mistake of scamming a bunch of Republican millionaires. No pardons for that.
But George Santos made the mistake of scamming a bunch of Republican millionaires. No pardons for that.
April 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Steve Bannon gets pardoned after scamming a bunch a small-dollar MAGA donors in his ‘We Build the Wall’ scam.
But George Santos made the mistake of scamming a bunch of Republican millionaires. No pardons for that.
But George Santos made the mistake of scamming a bunch of Republican millionaires. No pardons for that.
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unmute for little squinks
April 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
unmute for little squinks
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10/10 view in 📍Fairbanks, Alaska
April 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
10/10 view in 📍Fairbanks, Alaska
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WE SAT DOWN FOR DINNER AND WE'VE GOT DINNER AND A SHOW HAHAHAHAHAHA
April 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
WE SAT DOWN FOR DINNER AND WE'VE GOT DINNER AND A SHOW HAHAHAHAHAHA
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This is exactly the thing NOAA would never say unless it needed to signal it was being held hostage
April 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is exactly the thing NOAA would never say unless it needed to signal it was being held hostage
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We are collectively the proverbial frog in the pot on the stove. The water is hotter than hell...and will only get hotter. But....
April 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We are collectively the proverbial frog in the pot on the stove. The water is hotter than hell...and will only get hotter. But....
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When they start arresting judges we’re all in a lot of trouble
April 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
When they start arresting judges we’re all in a lot of trouble
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Today we learned the Diels-Alder Reaction
April 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Today we learned the Diels-Alder Reaction
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Charlie Sykes shares a letter the late, great Roald Dahl wrote in 1986 about the death of his seven year old daughter from measles and how vaccines could have saved her. Everyone needs to know about this and understand WHY vaccines are critical. Please share and thanks, @sykescharlie.bsky.social
A Memo to RFK, Jr.
In re: Measles. From Roald Dahl.
open.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Charlie Sykes shares a letter the late, great Roald Dahl wrote in 1986 about the death of his seven year old daughter from measles and how vaccines could have saved her. Everyone needs to know about this and understand WHY vaccines are critical. Please share and thanks, @sykescharlie.bsky.social
Mesmerizing clouds one morning last week
April 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Mesmerizing clouds one morning last week
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Jessica Tarlov: “President Bukele is lying when he says he can't get him back. We know he can return people because he returned people from the original shipment. There were women that were sent there and he said, ‘you shouldn't be here.’”
April 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Jessica Tarlov: “President Bukele is lying when he says he can't get him back. We know he can return people because he returned people from the original shipment. There were women that were sent there and he said, ‘you shouldn't be here.’”
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Roger Parloff on the "evidence" that Abrego Garcia is a gang member: "It's double hearsay stemming from a document written by somebody indicted for misconduct."
April 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Roger Parloff on the "evidence" that Abrego Garcia is a gang member: "It's double hearsay stemming from a document written by somebody indicted for misconduct."
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Ah. The old “potential terrorist” argument for locking people up in a concentration camp for life. How many pardoned seditionists were “terror watchlist people”?
Rep. Dan Meuser on Abrego Garcia: "Maybe he's not a terrorist. But he's a potential terrorist. He's a terrorist watchlist person."
April 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ah. The old “potential terrorist” argument for locking people up in a concentration camp for life. How many pardoned seditionists were “terror watchlist people”?
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JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)