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Vireo Olivaceus 🍁🇺🇦
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#Conservation #Birds #Astronomy #Accessibility
Democracy w/out bigotry.
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veganrick.bsky.social
Senior Canadian diplomat Bob Rae calls Trump’s latest pitch to join missile defence system a ‘protection racket’

#CDNpoli #Canada 🇨🇦 #USpoli #USA 🇺🇸 #GoldenDome #Never51 #ElbowsUpCanada

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Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York, criticized Trump’s bid on Wednesday. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
May 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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#CDNpoli
June 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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ICYMI: Canada Should Resist Trump’s “Golden Dome” Fantasy

“……the system could easily be defeated by decoys or hacking, or…overwhelmed. The costs, complexity and risks…are a nightmare.”

www.cigionline.org/articles/can...

#CDNpoli
#GoldenDome

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Canada Should Resist Trump’s “Golden Dome” Fantasy
Ballistic missile defence has long been a tantalizing dream — promising security through advanced technology.
www.cigionline.org
June 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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k8star-p.bsky.social
#bloomscrolling #butterfly #birdsong
June 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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atomicker.bsky.social
'Every year, 34,000 people die prematurely in Canada from fossil fuel pollution.'

'Canada has the third highest childhood asthma rates linked to pollution in the world', just behind 'fellow oil giants' Kuwait & UAE.

#ClimateCrisis #Canada #CDNPoli #NoPipelines

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charlieangus104.bsky.social Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Jun 10
Canada is on fire.
The national media is focused on building pipelines for national unity.
Oil production is at record levels.
We are back of the pack in the G7 for failing all our environmental goals.
My latest on Canada's oil obsession.

charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...
Save the County by Burning the Planet
Canada's False National "Unity" Debate
charlieangus.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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pat112.bsky.social
"One of the strengths of Canada is recognizing that people can be who they want to be

and love who they want to love.

The federal government — we are the defenders of those rights. " PM Carney said

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #LGBTQ

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney laments Pride 'backlash' and rolls out money to make 2SLGBTQ+ parades safer | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney raised a Pride flag on Parliament Hill Tuesday to kick off a month-long celebration of sexual and gender diversity while saying there's a brewing "backlash" to these sorts o...
www.cbc.ca
June 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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#CDNpoli
rachelgilmore.bsky.social Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · Jun 10
Canada is sanctioning two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers for “inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.”

While they say the sanctions "cannot be seen in isolation from the catastrophe in Gaza," does that mean anything without concrete action?

Let's talk about it:
June 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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peipolitical.bsky.social
Nova Scotia! Premier Tim Houston says his province’s offshore wind power could supply nearly 1/3 of Canada’s energy needs - he confirms ongoing negotiations with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli
June 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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#CDNpoli
justinling.ca Justin Ling @justinling.ca · Jun 10
Here's Ottawa's statement on slapping sanctions onto extremist Israeli cabinet ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
Today, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions and other measures targeting Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Settler violence is incited by extremist rhetoric which calls for Palestinians to be driven from their homes, encourages violence and human rights abuses and fundamentally rejects the two-state solution. Settler violence has led to the deaths of Palestinian civilians and the displacement of whole communities. We are steadfastly committed to the two-state solution which is the only way to guarantee security and dignity for Israelis and Palestinians and ensure long term stability in the region, but it is imperilled by extremist settler violence and settlement expansion. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have incited extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights. Extremist rhetoric advocating the forced displacement of Palestinians and the creation of new Israeli settlements is appalling and dangerous. These actions are not acceptable. We have engaged the Israeli Government on this issue extensively, yet violent perpetrators continue to act with encouragement and impunity. This is why we have taken this action now – to hold those responsible to account. The Israeli Government must uphold its obligations under international law and we call on it to take meaningful action to end extremist, violent and expansionist rhetoric. The measures announced today do not deviate from our unwavering support for Israel’s security and we continue to condemn the horrific terror attacks of 7 October by Hamas. Today’s measures are targeted towards individuals who in our view undermine Israel’s own security and its standing in the world. Today’s measures focus on the West Bank, but of course this cannot be seen in isolation from the catastrophe in Gaza.
June 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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phecdaplato.bsky.social
See this difference? Russia goes after innocent people. Ukraine goes after Russias weaponry. Clearly that will show you the difference between Good and Evil.
June 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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henneypenny2020.bsky.social
I can not adequately express my admiration for the Ukranian people. Displayed on the Ukranian embassy, Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦
Be Brave Like Ukraine, Ukranian Embassy, Ottawa, Canada
June 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Overheard: Apparently Zelenskyy had some cards, and he didn’t need a suit.
June 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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cdnerethizon.bsky.social
There's no need to worry about becoming the 51st state. With Lecce, Ford, and the Cons, Ontario will be so morally bankrupt and environmentally desolate that people will think we're American anyway. #onpoli #cdnpoli
May 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
v-olivaceus.bsky.social
MB & SK are burning, but due to Trump tariffs & AB separatists, we need pipelines ➡️ more GHG ➡️ hotter planet ➡️ more #wildfires. Umm…destroy Cda to save it? We’re being played. Trump & Co. bad cop. Oil industry good cop, promises to bail us. But no #Canada on a dead planet.
#CDNpoli
#ClimateChange
June 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
v-olivaceus.bsky.social
Speak up against #Bill5 before it’s too late! Trump’s tariffs cannot justify eco-sacrifice zones & massive corruption opportunities.
A strong Ontario cannot exist on a dying planet. Just days left to stop this bad law!

Stop Bill 5 now | Ontario Greens gpo.ca/action_campa...

#ONpoli
The clock is ticking: Stop Bill 5 now
Doug Ford is days away from passing Bill 5 — a dangerous law that would gut protections for endangered species, create lawless zones for insider developers, and violate the constitutional rights of…
gpo.ca
May 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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#accessibility
robinpensnonsense.bsky.social Robin Pens Nonsense #UseAltText 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸 @robinpensnonsense.bsky.social · May 27
I'm just gonna make it my mission to find all the Canadian politicians here that I can and help them understand the importance of alt text.

Spoiler alert: If you see this before I find you, IT'S IMPORTANT. Please include disabled people. Please use alt text.

#CdnPoli
#Canadian
#Canada
May 27, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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kaossverige.bsky.social
Google Search sucks, AI is everywhere: what should you use? #linux #FOSS #CachyOS #Nobara #EndeavourOS kaossverige.se/post/7842442...
för Kaos!
Google Search sucks, AI is everywhere: what should you use? #linux #FOSS #CachyOS #Nobara #EndeavourOS
kaossverige.se
May 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
v-olivaceus.bsky.social
“That’s no galaxy…”

Two galaxies 'joust' before cosmic mega-merger - www.reuters.com/science/two-...

OK, it’s a natural phenomenon, but wow! We’re lucky to be “in a galaxy far, far away“ from that!

#Astronomy
#StarWars
#CosmicLuck
Two galaxies seen in a 'joust' preceding a cosmic mega-merger
Astronomers have observed two distant galaxies - both possessing roughly as many stars as our Milky Way - careening toward each other before their inevitable merger at a time when the universe was about a fifth its current age, a scene resembling two knights charging in a joust.
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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ICYMI: #Intelligence on Earth Evolved Independently at Least Twice [in #Birds and #Mammals] | WIRED
www.wired.com/story/intell...
Intelligence on Earth Evolved Independently at Least Twice
Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence multiple times.
www.wired.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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seves76.bsky.social
@bcndpcaucus.bsky.social please do the same here.

#bcpoli
May 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
v-olivaceus.bsky.social
Servers use 5% of global energy, majority run on Linux, so saving 30% of the energy with a simple Linux software change would be great news! Thanks,
#uWaterloo #Canada!
#Linux
#GoodNews
May 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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burningfrancis.bsky.social
"We are sick of sharing royalties with the rest of the country; also, we insist you let us jam pipelines through the rest of the country."
May 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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So,
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, what will Canada do about it? How about a full, two-way weapons boycott? #CDNpoli
May 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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“We cannot allow… continued use of food as a political tool... Over 50,000 people have died as a result of the aggression…against the Palestinians and the Gazan people in Palestine. Using food as a political tool is simply unacceptable” —
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
New Canadian foreign minister says Israel using lack of food as a tool in Gaza
New Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand accused Israel on Wednesday of using a lack of food as a political tool in its Gaza operation and urged further work on a ceasefire with Hamas, the militant g...
www.ctvnews.ca
May 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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“We cannot allow the continued use of food as a political tool ... Over 50,000 people have died as a result of the aggression… against the Palestinians and the Gazan people in Palestine. Using food as a political tool is simply unacceptable” - @anitaanandmp.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
New Canadian foreign minister says Israel using lack of food as a tool in Gaza
New Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand accused Israel on Wednesday of using a lack of food as a political tool in its Gaza operation and urged further work on a ceasefire with Hamas, the militant g...
www.ctvnews.ca
May 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM