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loveisphere @loveisphere.bsky.social · 2d

“Let’s be clear. Taking a cruise is one of the most polluting ways to take a holiday. Just when more and more people are concerned about the climate and want to reduce their own emissions, MSC Cruises is trying to get customers on board with peace of mind.” #greenwashing #yyj #climatecrisis

Fair Sailing @fairsailing.bsky.social · 2d

MSC Cruises is entering the Alaska market in 2026, and its Poesia will stop in Victoria 20 times. We'll be hearing a lot about its sustainability. It's all BS. gofossilfree.org/nl/msc-cruis...

MSC Cruises guilty of greenwashing

Cruising the blue in a green way? The Dutch advertising watchdog has ruled that MSC Cruises is misleading in their adverts about sustainability.

gofossilfree.org

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 20h

Great letter in today's TC! "Dedicated emergency vehicle and transit lanes... allow first responders to travel quickly, and, because they can be also used by transit to bypass car traffic, they help make transit an attractive choice" www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett... #yyj #bcpoli

Transportation options will help us get around

The Oct. 2 crash on the Trans-Canada Highway highlights a real problem in Greater Victoria.

Our region has been growing for years, and many people, particularly in suburban areas, use cars for most of their trips.

Accommodating the growth in vehicles is expensive (consider the $100 million spent on the McKenzie interchange, and the nearly $80 million spent on the Keating overpass).

These projects are also disruptive, causing years of traffic delays for modest improvements that are soon overwhelmed by increasing traffic.

Furthermore, they’re not even possible in areas, like the City of Victoria, that are already built out.

Another concern is that car and truck traffic can, and does, delay paramedics, police, and fire fighters from responding to emergencies.

To successfully address these concerns we need to look around the world for solutions that work.

One of those is dedicated emergency vehicle and transit lanes.

Dedicated lanes allow first responders to travel quickly, and, because they can be also used by transit to bypass car traffic, they help make transit an attractive choice for more people.

In already built-up areas, we need to look at implementing transit priority, busways, better sidewalks, and, yes, bike lanes so that people can choose how they want to get around and aren’t forced to use space inefficient cars and trucks for all local trips.

We’ll never widen our way out of traffic congestion, but we can give our citizens the power to choose from a wide range of transportation options.

Irene Allen

Victoria

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 18h

So I was so happy to find my former coworker and now planning masters student Abby. I can't wait for the future when she's running a DOT.

Abby, Vancouver

YouTube video by Disability Mobility Initiative

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 15h

We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway

We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

theconversation.com

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 10h

just randomly looking around and found a place that sells these outfits in multiple sizes, if anyone's interested

www.favounicorn.com/inflatable-f...

Inflatable frog costume in kid and adult sizes, $54

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19h

The MAGA-SAGA in 3 Acts

Act I: Descends Escalator - Loses to Biden

Act II: Regains WH - Present Day

Act III: EPSTEIN Files Released

The End

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19h

Trump is weak and Republicans know it.

You're going to see more cracks and dissent.

Epstein Files is the major weakness; the economy, national guard overreach, and support for Israel are the other ones.

But Epstein is the main fissure that they can't hide forever, and they know it.

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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 1d

😂🤣 Newsom’s trolling is now at a whole new level 😂🏅
#NobelPeacePrize #Pinks 🌸

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 18h

"Our political leaders have stopped talking about inconvenient realities... we seem to have adapted to the notion that summer has become the season for mass evacuations and fire... just the beginning phase of out-of-control climate breakdown" @charlieangus104.bsky.social #cdnpoli #climateemergency

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 18h

The great derangement syndrome. As the world blows past the 1.5 degree red line Trump and Carney talk about reviving Keystone XL.
It won't lower tariffs on wood, furniture, steel, auto.
But it will be a massive carbon bomb to a struggling planet.
My latest.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL

Well, that was unexpected.

substack.com

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 1d

It's only a trillion dollars. There's always bailouts, right? #CostOfClimate #ClimateChange theecologist.org/2025/oct/09/...

A trillion dollar climate risk

New research shows fossil fuel exposures of the world’s 60 biggest banks.

theecologist.org

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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 19h

100% this👇

A national postal service is a public good that provides equity in access. While I’m fine with paying for services, it should not be treated and run as one would a private company expected to cover costs or even make a profit.

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 21h

We could be treating Canada Post as not just an essential delivery service, but an essential social infrastructure in our communities.

Instead the government prefers to treat it as a costly burden that must be subject to death by a thousand cuts.

For isolated seniors, Canada Post delivers more than mail | CBC News

As the Canada Post strike hits the one-week mark, there are growing concerns for one group of Canadians who typically rely on the delivery service more than most — seniors.

www.cbc.ca

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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 1d

Momentum is growing for a Youth Climate Corps, a bold new public program to put young people to work protecting our communities & tackling the climate crisis.

It's built for this moment.

Tell Carney: it’s time to fund a Youth Climate Corps!
👉 www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 18h

"Our political leaders have stopped talking about inconvenient realities... we seem to have adapted to the notion that summer has become the season for mass evacuations and fire... just the beginning phase of out-of-control climate breakdown" @charlieangus104.bsky.social #cdnpoli #climateemergency

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 18h

The great derangement syndrome. As the world blows past the 1.5 degree red line Trump and Carney talk about reviving Keystone XL.
It won't lower tariffs on wood, furniture, steel, auto.
But it will be a massive carbon bomb to a struggling planet.
My latest.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL

Well, that was unexpected.

substack.com

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Climate Justice Victoria @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · 1d

"As late as 1975, General Motors was blaming the Endangered Species Act for transmission problems in the cars it sold. The automatic transmission fluid had been made of sperm whale oil, and the company saw no easy alternative." #climatesky

Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

"Climate change is a global crisis. If we are to tackle it, we must do so together. Yet it is a struggle to imagine that happening. When have countries ever come together for the good of our common humanity?"

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster

Some days it can feel as if climate catastrophe is inevitable. But history is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster

www.theguardian.com

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Sandra D123 @sandradyyj.bsky.social · 20h

#nobelpeaceprize

Let's not forget that Henry "carpet bombing is good, actually" Kissinger won a Nobel Peace Prize. For negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam that *checks notes* did not happen. Take that for what it's worth.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 20h

Great letter in today's TC! "Dedicated emergency vehicle and transit lanes... allow first responders to travel quickly, and, because they can be also used by transit to bypass car traffic, they help make transit an attractive choice" www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett... #yyj #bcpoli

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 1d

"You might argue that a man who has spent seven years subsisting almost entirely on beef cooked in beef fat, excluding all vegetables, fruits, carbohydrates, and sugars, is cruising for a medical crisis at some point." #nocontext #iykyk

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 21h

Context: wegotthiscovered.com/politics/wer...

'We're not entirely sure what's going on': Jordan Peterson taken down by moldy room, daughter raises possibility of 'spiritual attack'

It's a crying shame.

wegotthiscovered.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 21h

Protect the Portland frog at all costs 💪

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Koh: This is an AG who is taking orders via dm and is trying to save her job because Trump’s upset about what's happening with the Epstein files. That's what this is all about.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 1d

Yikes!

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 4d

YVES ENGLER HASNT EVEN APPLIED TO RUN FOR NDP LEADERSHIP???????????

And he’s been accepting donations while implying he applied but hasn’t been approved yet???

Omg 🤦‍♀️

Article here: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

TORONTO STAR article except reads:

“"It has recently come to my attention that Mr. Yves Engler has been sharing with the media that he has not yet been approved ... to stand as an official leadership candidate. I would like to clarify that we are not in receipt of an application from Mr. Engler, and as such he has no current standing within the leadership contest," chief electoral officer Éric Hébert-Daly said.”

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