@sweetd3mon.bsky.social
Descended on one side from storytellers (teachers, Baptist clergy, financial advisors) and on the other from keen observers of the natural and human environments (farmers, woodsworkers, infantry snipers). Questioning authority since 1635. She/her/elle
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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Greenwich Fire - 2 Vehicle Collision in the 10,000 civic block of Hwy 1 in Greenwich - 11:47
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Greenwich Fire - 2 Vehicle Collision in the 10,000 civic block of Hwy 1 in Greenwich - 11:47
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Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads #Canada
Beekeepers and honey producers around the world have been keeping an eye on a parasite called the tropilaelaps mite, which feeds on young bees and can be devastating to hives.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Beekeepers and honey producers around the world have been keeping an eye on a parasite called the tropilaelaps mite, which feeds on young bees and can be devastating to hives.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads
Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that’s spreading in parts of Asia, and a Conservative MP is calling on the federal government to change a long-standing policy on importing bees...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads #Canada
Beekeepers and honey producers around the world have been keeping an eye on a parasite called the tropilaelaps mite, which feeds on young bees and can be devastating to hives.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Beekeepers and honey producers around the world have been keeping an eye on a parasite called the tropilaelaps mite, which feeds on young bees and can be devastating to hives.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
That's a very interesting result.
"The profit system..."
Teaches people the value of hard work and success: 46%
Brings out the worst in human nature: 40%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
Teaches people the value of hard work and success: 46%
Brings out the worst in human nature: 40%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
That's a very interesting result.
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Waycobah Fire - Dispatched as Medical First Responders to Assist EHS - 12:55
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Waycobah Fire - Dispatched as Medical First Responders to Assist EHS - 12:55
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Jon Stewart and I agree:
AI must work for everybody, not just a handful of billionaires.
AI must work for everybody, not just a handful of billionaires.
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Jon Stewart and I agree:
AI must work for everybody, not just a handful of billionaires.
AI must work for everybody, not just a handful of billionaires.
Somebody needs to stop Smith now.
So is Mark Carney going to go along with the suspension of human rights by MAGA government in Alberta?
You cant' do nation-building by allowing an autocratic government to suspend the charter rights of citizens.
Just say no Mark.
it's pretty straightforward.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
You cant' do nation-building by allowing an autocratic government to suspend the charter rights of citizens.
Just say no Mark.
it's pretty straightforward.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to protect from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth and adults.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Somebody needs to stop Smith now.
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Canning Fire - Commercial Fire Alarm Activated - Main Street - 20:31
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Canning Fire - Commercial Fire Alarm Activated - Main Street - 20:31
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Golf courses are a blight apon the landscape, as are the people who own them.
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Golf courses are a blight apon the landscape, as are the people who own them.
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“This is the first COP in history where information integrity is one of the guiding principles of the negotiations. This issue will not disappear with this COP. It is important that this is not the first & the last in which this topic has been placed as an important pillar.”
COP30 Launches Declaration Against Climate Misinformation
The Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate calls on governments to create policies of transparency and safety for journalists.
ift.tt
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“This is the first COP in history where information integrity is one of the guiding principles of the negotiations. This issue will not disappear with this COP. It is important that this is not the first & the last in which this topic has been placed as an important pillar.”
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Also, Neoliberalism seeks to supplant democracy (and the messy things democracy includes, like morality, individuality and human rights) with a more mechanical approach to public policy that sees everything as a cost-benefit analysis.
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Also, Neoliberalism seeks to supplant democracy (and the messy things democracy includes, like morality, individuality and human rights) with a more mechanical approach to public policy that sees everything as a cost-benefit analysis.
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Housing policy should be centered on people (who need housing) not investors, developers, realtors and "the industry".
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Housing policy should be centered on people (who need housing) not investors, developers, realtors and "the industry".
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North Queens Fire - Dispatched as Medical First Responders to Assist EHS in the Community of Harmony Mills - 03:38
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
North Queens Fire - Dispatched as Medical First Responders to Assist EHS in the Community of Harmony Mills - 03:38
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I actually don’t want this
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
www.404media.co
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I actually don’t want this
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“In theory, the treatment can be used in all cancers, but the first trial happened on patients with melanoma… The trial that took place saw 10 people treated, and eight of whom saw results within the first two weeks, and six of those who were cleared.” 🙌
Halifax doctor shocked by success of using heat to force cancer cell death #Halifax #NovaScotia
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/h...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/h...
Halifax doctor shocked by success of using heat to force cancer cell death
There could be another option to treat cancer in the future, after a human trial proved to be extremely successful by raising the temperature of a tumour to kill it off. Dr. Camen Giacomantonio, the c...
halifax.citynews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“In theory, the treatment can be used in all cancers, but the first trial happened on patients with melanoma… The trial that took place saw 10 people treated, and eight of whom saw results within the first two weeks, and six of those who were cleared.” 🙌
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Covid vaccines may increase the lifespan of cancer patients – this could be a game changer | Devi Sridhar
Covid vaccines may increase the lifespan of cancer patients – this could be a game changer | Devi Sridhar
A study suggests mRNA vaccines could help the body fight malignant cells, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Covid vaccines may increase the lifespan of cancer patients – this could be a game changer | Devi Sridhar
Every community in NS needs more and better public transit, to reduce traffic congestion and serve commuters!
Truro, Colchester residents weigh in on public transit maps #Truro #NovaScotia
Online survey features options with different coverage and frequency
Truro is growing and needs public transit.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Online survey features options with different coverage and frequency
Truro is growing and needs public transit.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Truro, Colchester residents weigh in on public transit maps | CBC News
The Municipality of Colchester and Town of Truro are putting forward two bus service concepts for the public to provide input on as part of a feasibility study. Last year, both councils voted to study...
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Every community in NS needs more and better public transit, to reduce traffic congestion and serve commuters!
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By the end of March 2026 India will overtake Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. But the country falls short on many other measures
India’s economy will become the world’s fourth-largest
By the end of March 2026 India will overtake Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. But the country falls short on many other measures
econ.st
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
By the end of March 2026 India will overtake Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. But the country falls short on many other measures
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Prime Example:
There used to be a smaller Sobeys on Pleasant st. Dartmouth in a small strip mall.
They closed it, moved up over the hill next to the highway, and that building has sat empty ever since.
To this day.
Because Sobeys has a clause nobody who sells groceries, can rent or buy it.
There used to be a smaller Sobeys on Pleasant st. Dartmouth in a small strip mall.
They closed it, moved up over the hill next to the highway, and that building has sat empty ever since.
To this day.
Because Sobeys has a clause nobody who sells groceries, can rent or buy it.
#NovaScotia
Federal investigation probes grocery store competition in #Halifax
Superstore, Sobeys examined for use of legal documents that restrict land for competitors
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Federal investigation probes grocery store competition in #Halifax
Superstore, Sobeys examined for use of legal documents that restrict land for competitors
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Federal investigation probes grocery store competition in Halifax | CBC News
Since last year, an investigation into the ability of new grocers to set up in the Halifax Regional Municipality has been quietly ticking along under Competition Bureau Canada.
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Prime Example:
There used to be a smaller Sobeys on Pleasant st. Dartmouth in a small strip mall.
They closed it, moved up over the hill next to the highway, and that building has sat empty ever since.
To this day.
Because Sobeys has a clause nobody who sells groceries, can rent or buy it.
There used to be a smaller Sobeys on Pleasant st. Dartmouth in a small strip mall.
They closed it, moved up over the hill next to the highway, and that building has sat empty ever since.
To this day.
Because Sobeys has a clause nobody who sells groceries, can rent or buy it.
This is stunned. And if healthcare is not affected why are there hiring freezes in several healthcare fields??
#NovaScotia
New N.S. government hiring directive says only 1 of every 2 vacancies can be filled
Finance Minister John Lohr says move is in response to provincial deficit
#HoustonFail
(This is the provincial deficit that Houston's PC govt caused)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New N.S. government hiring directive says only 1 of every 2 vacancies can be filled
Finance Minister John Lohr says move is in response to provincial deficit
#HoustonFail
(This is the provincial deficit that Houston's PC govt caused)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is stunned. And if healthcare is not affected why are there hiring freezes in several healthcare fields??
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The entire field of AI ethics (est. prior to the Dartmouth summer research project of 1956) would like a word.
"Ethical due diligence should become as routine as financial due diligence. Before asking how large a technology might become, we should ask what kind of behaviour it incentivises, what dependencies it creates, and who it leaves behind." #AIEthics
time.com/7332888/we-n...
time.com/7332888/we-n...
AI Regulation is Not Enough. We Need AI Morals
"The challenge of our time is to keep moral intelligence in step with machine intelligence."
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The entire field of AI ethics (est. prior to the Dartmouth summer research project of 1956) would like a word.
Interesting.
📊Intentions de vote au Québec, sondage Léger:
⚜️PQ 32%
🔴PLQ 27%
🔵CAQ 17%
⚫️PCQ 14%
🟠QS 8%
→ qc125.com/20251109-leg...
[Léger, 7-10 novembre 2025, n = 1 031]
#polQC
⚜️PQ 32%
🔴PLQ 27%
🔵CAQ 17%
⚫️PCQ 14%
🟠QS 8%
→ qc125.com/20251109-leg...
[Léger, 7-10 novembre 2025, n = 1 031]
#polQC
Qc125 Québec | Sondage Léger, novembre 2025
qc125.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Interesting.
My ancestor killed Yanks in the war yours ran from. You owe your freedom etc to the less privileged. We will remember them.
Refugees, Loyalists, rebels, and dreamers built this country from contradiction. Journalist @stephenmaher.bsky.social traces how that inheritance continues to preserve Canadian independence: thewalrus.ca/my-familys-240-y...
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My ancestor killed Yanks in the war yours ran from. You owe your freedom etc to the less privileged. We will remember them.
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