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Torrance Coste
@torrancecoste.bsky.social
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he/him. New here (still on the other nightmare website). Settler on Malahat and quw’utsun territories. Dad. Working for environmental justice with the @wildernews.bsky.social. Middle-millennial. Dog person. Demon on the cribbage board.
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The holiday batch, before and after.

I hope you’ve all got love and warmth in these cold and dark days.
Aromatics infusing in a pot of oil, getting ready to be poured into a big bowl of chilli flakes. The finished product, 14 jars of delicious chilli oil to give to friends and loved ones.
December 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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This highlighted comment for Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social is true, but him using it here is breathtakingly disingenuous, as it implies his government no longer allows clearcutting in old-growth forests, which it absolutely does.

campbellrivermirror.com/2025/12/03/p... #bcpoli
A segment from the Campbell River Mirror story linked above. I’ve highlighted a bit attributed to a quote by Eby that says “the reality is there is no longer a social licence from British Columbians to clear cut old-growth forests.”
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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No one is free until we're all free, and our communities won't be whole or just or thriving and just until they are safe for trans folks to live and grow and enjoy life like everyone else.

Love and solidarity to every trans person everywhere.

#TransDayOfRemembrance #TransRightsAreHumanRights
The blue, pink and white stripes of the trans flag, in chalk on concrete.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake in the classic 2006 SNL skit Dick in a Box
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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We asked our five year-old if we should do a family Halloween costume this year. She said “you should be laundry, cause that’s what you do every day.” 💀💀💀

When we asked her what part of the laundry she wanted to be she said “oh no I’m going to be a fancy butterfly” ??!!?!?

Family Halloween rules.
My fam before heading out to the Halloween Dance at my kids’ school last night. My and the three month old Junie are laundry, my partner Lisa is the washing machine, and our five year old Nina is a Fancy Butterfly
October 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I'm sure the BC NDP government is being honest with these new relationships about how many for products from B.C. come from the destruction of non-renewable old-growth forests that it has promised to protect, right?

Right?
A massive stump of an 800 year-old tree in a clearcut in forest mapped as at-risk by the BC government. A large clearcut in higher elevation old-growth forest. A massive stump of an 800 year-old tree in a clearcut in forest mapped as at-risk by the BC government. A screenshot of the BC NDP's 202 campaign promise to protect old-growth forests.
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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“This isn’t a highway expansion project, it’s a destruction project.”

WSANEC Elder Carl Olsen, the heart and soul of the growing movement to protect Goldstream River, speaking to a big crowd on the lawn of the legislature.
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Real talk though: nothing makes me feel more alienated from my species than AI use.

I’ve never used ChatGPT or any other AI app, nor have I even really been tempted to.
A quote from the story linked above, explaining that in the last eight months ChatGPT promote have made increased by 250 times, from 10 million to 2.5 billion per day.
October 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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First day of the fall session and Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social is at work bright and early…
#bcpoli #EndFossilFuelSubsidies
An inflatable David Eby, standing alongside twin smokestacks with a message that says: Eby: invest in people NOT polluters
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Took my kid down to visit our grouchiest neighbours after school pick up yesterday.

These things are absolute units, with horrific breath and even worse attitudes. I love them.
My kid Nina looking at some big chonky stellar sea lions at the marina near our home. BIG stellar sea lions getting in each others grills at the marina near our home. An absolute unit of a stellar sea lion, basically Jabba the Hut of the ocean, at the marina near our home. A little further down the same dock, a big group of California sea lions laying on the dock and screaming about their grievances. The two species trade calls, but don’t really mess with each other other than that.
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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In 2015 I was speaking at a demonstration at the COP21 climate summit in Paris, and an elderly couple walked up and joined the crowd that was listening. I recognized Jane Goodall, and immediately froze and couldn’t talk.
1/3
A photo of an action at the COP21 climate summit in Paris. I am speaking on the mic, and Jane Goodall is standing a few meters away.
October 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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it feels a little on the nose for logging industry lobbyists to look this much like mobsters intimidating a public official into delivering favours lol
A post from the Truckloggers Association celebrating an announcement of pro-corporate policies from B.C.’s Minister of Forests. It includes a picture of four men (all with goatees?!?) in a range of business, business-casual and hitman attire, standing in classic mobster stances.
September 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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No jurisdiction that still allows clearcutting of its last 1000 year-old trees will have a forest sector that is resilient, innovative or sustainable.

#NationalForestWeek #bcpoli
A Government of BC Map showing the tiny pockets of remaining ancient forest in the province.
September 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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this app gets it lol
The top trends right now on Bluesky. Number one is Luigi Mangione, with the qualifier 🔥Hot beside his name
September 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Not paying their workers is much more important to these greedy sacks of shit than your summer travel plans, and we shouldn’t forget that.
August 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Last Thursday this little summer sunshine surprised us and joined our family 2.5 weeks early.

We named her Juniper Erin Dumoulin Coste.

We’re all at home now, getting to know our little one and adjusting to our life as a family of four.
Our little Junie, just a few days old. Junie, big sis Nina, and mama having a snug in the bed Me and our little June-bug Little Junie doing her main activity (snoozin)
July 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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sweet golden puppy eyes for anyone who needs them this morning
Bessie, a two year old lab cross, having a sweet morning chill in her A1 snuggle spot
July 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Huckle; thimble; trailing black.

I love this time of year berry much.
A few each of huckleberry (round and light red), thimble berry (dark red and thimble shaped) and trailing blackberry (smaller versions of the more common non-native variety) in the palm of my hand. You know they all went in my mouth at once.
July 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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There are like wall st bankers out there who will tell you there are better investments than this swing lol that’s how you know capitalism is a scam
Nina, five, having a absolute time on here disc swing
July 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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When your dad won’t let you onto your normal spot on the couch because you rolled in a dead sea lion today
Bessie, a two year old lab cross, looking at me with a mix of tragedy and forsakenness, as wafts of dog shampoo drift in my direction
July 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Feeling grateful for this big boi as those temps get up there today.

Check in on your friends and loved ones who are vulnerable to heat or precariously housed

(and support the call for heat pumps for all!)
My heat pump, a Daikin, gracefully keeping my family cool on the hottest day of the year so far
June 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Sorry liberals, I’m ready to protect my family

(from being too hot or bored this summer)
A small orange and white squirt gun with which I’m known to spray my loved ones when the weather is pleasant
June 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Sunday crab patrol.
Bessie and Nina, a two year old lab cross and five year old human, on the hunt for crabs at the local beach
June 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I met this dapper fellow in the garden today.

I said what’s up.

He said Free Palestine.
A tree frog I found in the garden today, sitting on my hand. This one has the common lime green, but with some really cool copper colouring on its legs and back too.
May 31, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Politicians take every opportunity to post online about the things they're proud of.

It says everything about Bill 15 that progressive MLA's who are active on twitter like @christineboyle.bsky.social and @josieosborne.bsky.social haven't mentioned it once.
#bcpoli
A screen shot of an advanced search on twitter for tweets from Christine Boyle that mention "Bill 15" and yields zero results. A screen shot of an advanced search on twitter for tweets from Josie Osborne that mention "Bill 15" and yields zero results.
May 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM