Stephen Symes
@stephensymes.bsky.social
Dad, husband, cat lover, wildlife biologist, and geek. Covid Cautious. Views are my own. He/Him/His.
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Pierre Poilievre in a nutshell.
If ever there was a case to drain the swamp...
If ever there was a case to drain the swamp...
May 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Pierre Poilievre in a nutshell.
If ever there was a case to drain the swamp...
If ever there was a case to drain the swamp...
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I often wonder what people imagine fighting fascism is like. I think they think it’s like resistance gun fights against oppressors in the streets or something. It’s actually doing things every day that push against oppression. It’s looking at what a regime tells you to do and saying, “No”
This is why we say that popping on a mask when you go to the grocery store is a chance to resist creeping fascism. It’s a simple way to refuse this training to abandon others.
Despite its falsity, RFK Jr's message resonates with many Americans. Because it gives them a sense of protection against the risks they face and a sense of permission to not feel bad for others who do experience harm.
March 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I often wonder what people imagine fighting fascism is like. I think they think it’s like resistance gun fights against oppressors in the streets or something. It’s actually doing things every day that push against oppression. It’s looking at what a regime tells you to do and saying, “No”
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Have you heard about this partnership between American Badgers and Coyotes? 🌎 We are working hard to get more of the grassland region protected for species like the American Badger 🦡🐾
Follow us for more #wildalberta facts and join our What's Your 60 challenge!
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Follow us for more #wildalberta facts and join our What's Your 60 challenge!
#whatsyour60 #a4w #naturealberta
March 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Have you heard about this partnership between American Badgers and Coyotes? 🌎 We are working hard to get more of the grassland region protected for species like the American Badger 🦡🐾
Follow us for more #wildalberta facts and join our What's Your 60 challenge!
#whatsyour60 #a4w #naturealberta
Follow us for more #wildalberta facts and join our What's Your 60 challenge!
#whatsyour60 #a4w #naturealberta
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Please help Jessy and Joel, if you are able. ❤️
I am able to share the tragic news I mentioned this week on behalf of the family: my dear friend Jessy Roos lost her beautiful 10mo old JJ suddenly on December 23. Her wonderful family needs our support to help them through the coming days and beyond. www.gofundme.com/f/honouring-...
Donate to Honouring JJ: Support the Roos Family, organized by Tamara Schroeder
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December 27, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Please help Jessy and Joel, if you are able. ❤️
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It would be nice if we could invent a device that people could wear when they were sick to filter out germs and keep other people around them from getting sick.
But alas the only option available is to open mouth cough on everyone nearby.
But alas the only option available is to open mouth cough on everyone nearby.
December 26, 2024 at 11:45 PM
It would be nice if we could invent a device that people could wear when they were sick to filter out germs and keep other people around them from getting sick.
But alas the only option available is to open mouth cough on everyone nearby.
But alas the only option available is to open mouth cough on everyone nearby.
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Reminder that one of the most important times to wear a mask is right now during holiday season travel. Transits hubs are high risk as many people travel while they are sick. A high quality mask like an N95 will help protect you and help ensure you don't miss out on valuable time with loved ones.
December 23, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Reminder that one of the most important times to wear a mask is right now during holiday season travel. Transits hubs are high risk as many people travel while they are sick. A high quality mask like an N95 will help protect you and help ensure you don't miss out on valuable time with loved ones.
Since Remebrance Day, the end of John McCrae's In Flanders Fields has haunted me.
"Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high, If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders' Fields. "
"Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high, If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders' Fields. "
an illustration of a flower with barbed wire surrounding it
ALT: an illustration of a flower with barbed wire surrounding it
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November 19, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Since Remebrance Day, the end of John McCrae's In Flanders Fields has haunted me.
"Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high, If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders' Fields. "
"Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high, If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders' Fields. "
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"does bluesky have drafts" no but we have kindness. we have friendship. we know love. we know how to see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wildflower. we know how to hold infinity in the palm of my hand, and eternity in an hour.
November 19, 2024 at 12:38 AM
"does bluesky have drafts" no but we have kindness. we have friendship. we know love. we know how to see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wildflower. we know how to hold infinity in the palm of my hand, and eternity in an hour.
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I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
November 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
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I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 12:43 AM
I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
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Pileated Woodpecker nesting cavities (occupied or not) are protected in 🇨🇦 since 2022. With with coming freeze up - PiWo nesting cavity sweeps are needed prior to tree clearing.
November 13, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Pileated Woodpecker nesting cavities (occupied or not) are protected in 🇨🇦 since 2022. With with coming freeze up - PiWo nesting cavity sweeps are needed prior to tree clearing.
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I've made a Covid conscious starter pack called "Salting the Vibes" - voices on advocacy and/or science 🧬
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
November 11, 2024 at 4:41 PM
I've made a Covid conscious starter pack called "Salting the Vibes" - voices on advocacy and/or science 🧬
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
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Here you go @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social
November 11, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Here you go @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social