Tamara DeCosse
@tamaradecosse.bsky.social
Retired, married, political. Climate change is real, the earth is not flat and humans were meant to care for each other.
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Carney the banker was the thought leader the climate movement needed. As prime minister, he is torching the country’s climate policies, while pouring government time and resources into new fossil fuel infrastructure... www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
Did the climate world misread Carney?
Many in the climate movement saw a fellow traveller in Mark Carney — the man who could preach climate action in the language of finance — but what if they were wrong from the very start?
www.nationalobserver.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Carney the banker was the thought leader the climate movement needed. As prime minister, he is torching the country’s climate policies, while pouring government time and resources into new fossil fuel infrastructure... www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
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Proud that @greenpeaceca.bsky.social is one of the organizations to support this letter.
Breaking: Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs write to 40+ banks, pensions & credit agencies calling on them to not finance or invest in Ksi Lisims #LNG project in BC, Canada - warn of financial, legal and environmental risks. Letter endorsed by 125 NGOs.
#greensky
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#greensky
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Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs to Major Banks & Pensions: Investing in Ksi Lisims LNG a Major Risk | Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
A letter sent was sent to 43 banks and pension funds by Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and supported by 125 civil society organizations to respect Gitanyow rights, and urge against providing financing or ...
www.gitanyowchiefs.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Proud that @greenpeaceca.bsky.social is one of the organizations to support this letter.
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Deer My Friends
In 2018 I promissed to be For the People but I didnt make beer a dollur or lower taxes so in 2022 I promissed to Get It Done but I didnt finish the Eglintun LRT or end hallway hellthcare so now I promiss I will Pertect Ontario from the US by making more jails for the Teens.
Premair
In 2018 I promissed to be For the People but I didnt make beer a dollur or lower taxes so in 2022 I promissed to Get It Done but I didnt finish the Eglintun LRT or end hallway hellthcare so now I promiss I will Pertect Ontario from the US by making more jails for the Teens.
Premair
February 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Deer My Friends
In 2018 I promissed to be For the People but I didnt make beer a dollur or lower taxes so in 2022 I promissed to Get It Done but I didnt finish the Eglintun LRT or end hallway hellthcare so now I promiss I will Pertect Ontario from the US by making more jails for the Teens.
Premair
In 2018 I promissed to be For the People but I didnt make beer a dollur or lower taxes so in 2022 I promissed to Get It Done but I didnt finish the Eglintun LRT or end hallway hellthcare so now I promiss I will Pertect Ontario from the US by making more jails for the Teens.
Premair
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King called for the assassination of PM Trudeau with “bullets and rope” and the overthrow of our democratically elected govt.
How he avoided terrorism charges still infuriates me.
How he avoided terrorism charges still infuriates me.
Crown seeking 10-year sentence for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King #Ottawa
Crown seeking 10-year sentence for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King - Canada News
Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protest in Ottawa, is set to be sentenced in an Ottawa courtroom today.
www.castanet.net
February 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
King called for the assassination of PM Trudeau with “bullets and rope” and the overthrow of our democratically elected govt.
How he avoided terrorism charges still infuriates me.
How he avoided terrorism charges still infuriates me.
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He didn't say that. And if he did, he didn’t mean it. And if he did mean it, you didn’t understand. And if you did, it’s not a big deal. And if it is, others have said worse.
February 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
He didn't say that. And if he did, he didn’t mean it. And if he did mean it, you didn’t understand. And if you did, it’s not a big deal. And if it is, others have said worse.
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What’s that quote about people who have nothing to hide?!?
*They hide nothing.*
#Daniellezebub & friends silencing their critics amounts to an admission of guilt. Not very bright…
They have no idea the hornets’ nest they’ve kicked. ✊💪🤬
#AbLeg #AbPoli #AbGov #FireTheUCP #IStandWithTheBreakdownAb
*They hide nothing.*
#Daniellezebub & friends silencing their critics amounts to an admission of guilt. Not very bright…
They have no idea the hornets’ nest they’ve kicked. ✊💪🤬
#AbLeg #AbPoli #AbGov #FireTheUCP #IStandWithTheBreakdownAb
February 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Can anyone in Ontario tell me, is this the For the People, Getting It Done, or Protect Ontario part?
February 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Can anyone in Ontario tell me, is this the For the People, Getting It Done, or Protect Ontario part?
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Looking to identify and shop Canadian products? There's an app for that #BuyCanadian #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
Looking to identify and shop Canadian products? There's an app for that
If you catch Sasha Ivanov at the supermarket these days, chances are he’ll be snapping a photo of something on the store’s shelves.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Looking to identify and shop Canadian products? There's an app for that #BuyCanadian #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
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Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.
February 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.
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Convo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election.
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
February 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Convo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election.
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
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Daily reminder....for folks....in #Ontario check here for your strategic vote to get rid of Ford! #onpoli
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Ending The Vote Split. One Riding At A Time
SmartVoting.ca is a one stop tool voters in Canada can use to see who is the best party to vote for in their riding to prevent a Conservative win.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Daily reminder....for folks....in #Ontario check here for your strategic vote to get rid of Ford! #onpoli
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smartvoting.ca
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#BlackHistoryMonth #Canada
How Henry Box Brown escaped slavery in a box and became a subversive magician
Viewed today as an early Black performance artist, he lived in Canada and the UK
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
How Henry Box Brown escaped slavery in a box and became a subversive magician
Viewed today as an early Black performance artist, he lived in Canada and the UK
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
How Henry Box Brown escaped slavery in a box and became a subversive magician | CBC Radio
In 1849, Henry Brown escapes slavery by mailing himself in a small wooden box to a free state. But that’s less than half his story. In freedom, he becomes Henry Box Brown, and uses his escape box as t...
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February 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth #Canada
How Henry Box Brown escaped slavery in a box and became a subversive magician
Viewed today as an early Black performance artist, he lived in Canada and the UK
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
How Henry Box Brown escaped slavery in a box and became a subversive magician
Viewed today as an early Black performance artist, he lived in Canada and the UK
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
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"The truth may hurt, but the lies will kill you."
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
February 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"The truth may hurt, but the lies will kill you."
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
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Look at the weasel words of Doug Ford. He is back in bed with Elon Musk.
globalnews.ca/news/1099566...
globalnews.ca/news/1099566...
Musk Starlink deal with Ontario government back on hours after threat to rip it up | Globalnews.ca
Doug Ford says the Ontario government is 'ripping up' its $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide high-speed internet to northern and rural communities.
globalnews.ca
February 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Look at the weasel words of Doug Ford. He is back in bed with Elon Musk.
globalnews.ca/news/1099566...
globalnews.ca/news/1099566...
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MLA Jody Toor has repeatedly referred to herself as “Dr. Jody Toor” and worn a lab coat with “MD” embroidered on it.
Toor is not registered to practise medicine in B.C. and The Tyee can find no evidence she holds an MD.
Toor is not registered to practise medicine in B.C. and The Tyee can find no evidence she holds an MD.
A Conservative MLA Represented Herself as a Medical Doctor. She Isn’t | The Tyee
Medical misinformation experts say Jody Toor’s credentials don’t stand up.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
MLA Jody Toor has repeatedly referred to herself as “Dr. Jody Toor” and worn a lab coat with “MD” embroidered on it.
Toor is not registered to practise medicine in B.C. and The Tyee can find no evidence she holds an MD.
Toor is not registered to practise medicine in B.C. and The Tyee can find no evidence she holds an MD.
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Fantastic post. If you haven’t read @juliusgoat.bsky.social before, this is a great place to start.
"Their response was far less confused about the bishop's meaning than it had been about the billionaire's: As far as they were concerned, it was a vicious attack. And it was an attack, because any expression of decency is an attack against indecency."
www.the-reframe.com/the-bishop-a...
www.the-reframe.com/the-bishop-a...
The Bishop and the Billionaire
Five directional thoughts to align ourselves for the fight ahead. Notice direction, fight upward, ladders downward, look inward, grow outward.
www.the-reframe.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Fantastic post. If you haven’t read @juliusgoat.bsky.social before, this is a great place to start.
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Pierre Poilievre is leaning heavily into rage and disinformation.
His interview with Jordan Peterson speaks volumes about where he will take the politics of our nation.
I was once targeted by Jordan Peterson and the death threats I faced went off the charts.
www.thestar.com/opinion/deat...
His interview with Jordan Peterson speaks volumes about where he will take the politics of our nation.
I was once targeted by Jordan Peterson and the death threats I faced went off the charts.
www.thestar.com/opinion/deat...
Death threats, Jordan Peterson and me: My journey into the world of Pitchfork Politics
Some on the far right are using the language of violence to intimidate people. Here’s what we should do, says NDP MP Charlie Angus.
www.thestar.com
January 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pierre Poilievre is leaning heavily into rage and disinformation.
His interview with Jordan Peterson speaks volumes about where he will take the politics of our nation.
I was once targeted by Jordan Peterson and the death threats I faced went off the charts.
www.thestar.com/opinion/deat...
His interview with Jordan Peterson speaks volumes about where he will take the politics of our nation.
I was once targeted by Jordan Peterson and the death threats I faced went off the charts.
www.thestar.com/opinion/deat...
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Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
January 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
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We’re in for a hell of a fight. The wealth class has a huge headstart and advantage.
But we can win this. We can have a better future, the one we deserve. We’ve fought this battle before and won. It’s going to take time, energy, and bravery. And now, we have no choice. We’re in it.
But we can win this. We can have a better future, the one we deserve. We’ve fought this battle before and won. It’s going to take time, energy, and bravery. And now, we have no choice. We’re in it.
January 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We’re in for a hell of a fight. The wealth class has a huge headstart and advantage.
But we can win this. We can have a better future, the one we deserve. We’ve fought this battle before and won. It’s going to take time, energy, and bravery. And now, we have no choice. We’re in it.
But we can win this. We can have a better future, the one we deserve. We’ve fought this battle before and won. It’s going to take time, energy, and bravery. And now, we have no choice. We’re in it.
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I like to say I respect despair as an emotion but not an analysis. As an analysis it assumes we know what can and can't happen, and the future is both uncertain and at least to some extent what we make of it. www.newstatesman.com/environment/...
Why climate despair is a luxury
Those facing flood and fire can’t afford to lose hope. Neither should we.
www.newstatesman.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:59 PM
I like to say I respect despair as an emotion but not an analysis. As an analysis it assumes we know what can and can't happen, and the future is both uncertain and at least to some extent what we make of it. www.newstatesman.com/environment/...
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Accepting the reality of the climate crisis is a bitter pill, but it’s the first (and necessary) step to Saving Ourselves.
For my full TED Talk, go to go.ted.com/danarfisher
For my full TED Talk, go to go.ted.com/danarfisher
December 21, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Accepting the reality of the climate crisis is a bitter pill, but it’s the first (and necessary) step to Saving Ourselves.
For my full TED Talk, go to go.ted.com/danarfisher
For my full TED Talk, go to go.ted.com/danarfisher