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Anna Hughes 🍁
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🌊 Ocean conservation research 🪸
Mapping human activity at sea with ML

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🇨🇦 Vancouver snowboarder, surfer, hiker, &
astrophysics PhD.
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annaghughes.bsky.social
last minute thanksgiving dessert idea
Wikipedia article for something from the 20s-60s called "Candle Salad", a fruit salad consisting of two pieces of lettuce, a cored slice of pineapple, a banana propped the pineapple topped with one cherry from which whipped cream is dipping. I'm gonna be perfectly honest with you this looks very phallic
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
annaghughes.bsky.social
*chanting* wigeons wigeons wigeons wigeons
snarkysteff.bsky.social Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 11h
I dunno if I have ever seen this kind of duck before. Must be migrating waterfowl. Pretty!
A duck with cream and green head and brown body with white belly and black tipped wings
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
annaghughes.bsky.social
Love to see Finland getting some of the international attention it rightly deserves in this thread. It's one of my favourite places I've visited, 10/10 experience even the salmiakki.
ragolsec.com Olli Rajala @ragolsec.com · 13h
These are not used very often anymore, but there is certain scene where people are making those costumes and wearing them. And it's actually accepted to wear those instead of more formal costumes.

Even in the independence day celebration arranged by our president, like in this example. 2/
Valtteri Lindholm and his wife on red carpet. Valtteri is wearing variation of traditional Finnish male costume, and his wife is wearing greenish dress.
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
annaghughes.bsky.social
"When adult southern sea otters (E. l. nereis) living along the California coast began dying off from infectious diseases, researchers found that polluted water compromised immunity in adults, and that those with high concentrations of PFAS had a greater chance of contracting deadly diseases." 🦦
‘Forever chemical’ contamination could undermine sea otters’ fragile recovery in Canada
Sea otters living along the coastline of Canada’s British Columbia province carry residues of “forever chemicals” in their bodies, according to a new study,  and those living near dense human populati...
news.mongabay.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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skwinnicki.bsky.social
Awkward goober alert

(Roseate Spoonbill)
A strange wading bird peeks from behind some sea grass with water at its roots. The bird is white and light pink toward its legs, which are in the water. The bird's head seems small and bald relative to its long bill, which is wider at the end like a wooden cooking spoon. The bird seems to be peeking shyly from behind the grass.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Hey you
A white stoat wearing an elegant tweed suit with a red vest. He holds a lantern out, autumn leaves swirling at his ankles, while an banner flutters over his head that reads "Unclench your jaw."
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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canadianpaintings.bsky.social
Dogwalk - The Road Back
Alexandra Haeseker
1980
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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cathmckenna.bsky.social
Join me tonight at @uvic.ca for a conversation of climate, connection, and fighting for change.

🕖 7:00–9:30 p.m. PST (doors 6:30)
📍 University of Victoria

🔗 Event details & tickets: tinyurl.com/RLAG-uvic
🎥 Livestream: tinyurl.com/RLAG-uvic-live
@picscanada.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
annaghughes.bsky.social
"Prime Minister Carney — who as UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance described climate change as the world’s greatest existential threat— is juggling climate and economic priorities, with climate taking a back seat, despite the fact they are interdependent."
As COP30 wraps up, the Carney government does not appear to be prioritizing climate action
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
annaghughes.bsky.social
welcome duck museum
This American rubber duck museum is moving to B.C. due to tariffs, drop in tourism | CBC News
Quirky Point Roberts-based Rubber Duck Museum is coming to Tsawwassen Mills mall in B.C. after increasing tariffs and decreasing tourism have made business in the U.S. exclave unsustainable.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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drmichellelarue.bsky.social
Weddell seal pups can be curious if you’re sitting next to them quietly. Here, we were collecting a scat sample and the little one leaned a bit closer to see what I was doing.

Permit # ACA 2025-010, AMLR LARUE2025
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Weddell seal pup looks into the camera as it lays on the snow
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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dual citizens this week
Pippin: we've had one, yes. But what about second Thanksgiving?
November 25, 2024 at 3:24 PM
annaghughes.bsky.social
Feeling so cheated when it's raining and just a degree or two shy of freezing so we ALMOST have snow. You're telling me my toes are numb and I don't even get rewarded for it
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
annaghughes.bsky.social
This was such a relatable article. So many spaces online where I once found it easy to connect with friends and family are now so filled with AI slop, sponsored content, and misinformation they've become nearly unusable.
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Look who visited us again late this afternoon! #BarredOwl 🪶
Large brown & white owl perched on branch
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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hydrohammond.bsky.social
Time to get your public comments in on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule that would strip protections for countless wetlands and streams.

Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:

www.tu.org/conservation...
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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rhifaux.bsky.social
Sign the letter, Vancouver!
cape-bc.bsky.social CAPE BC - Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment BC @cape-bc.bsky.social · 3d
Vancouver Council votes this week on a budget that could slash programs supporting public health & climate action. We're submitting this open letter tomorrow. We have >200 signatures so far, including almost 100 health professionals. Help us reach 300 by morning! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 24, 2025 Dear Mayor Sim and Vancouver City Council, We write to express deep concern about the proposed 2026 budget cuts that significantly reduce funding to departments responsible for public health, climate resilience, safety, and equity. The draft budget proposes a 14% cut to Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability; a 12% cut to Arts, Culture, and Community Services; a 13% cut to Real Estate, Environment, and Facilities Management; and a cut to Engineering. These departments deliver core services that protect people during extreme heat, reduce pollution, improve road safety, and support communities facing the greatest health risks. Cuts of this scale deepen existing inequities and place lives at risk. The 2021 heat dome caused 619 deaths in British Columbia, overwhelmingly among seniors, people living alone and without indoor cooling, low-income renters, those with mental illness, and residents of neighbourhoods with limited tree cover. We know heat emergencies will become more frequent and more severe in the coming years. The departments facing cuts are home to programs – including building retrofits, tree canopy expansion, green infrastructure, cooling centres, and neighbourhood-level resilience planning – that are among the most effective public health tools we have. Reducing funding for these departments could delay life-saving interventions and increase climate-related health harms for those already most exposed. Traffic violence remains one of the most persistent and preventable threats to public health and safety in Vancouver. Pedestrian injuries and deaths disproportionately affect lower-income neighbourhoods, and children, seniors, and people walking, cycling or using mobility aids bear the greatest burden. Cuts to planning, urban design, and engineering could delay or cancel projects such as safer crosswalks, signal upgrades, traffic-calming measures, and safe routes to schools. These interventions reduce serious injuries, save lives, a… all contribute to mental health, social connection, and crisis resilience. ACCS also coordinates critical work to support the health and safety of sex workers. Reducing this department’s capacity will directly harm communities that rely most on stable, accessible social support. At the same time, the Park Board has been directed to absorb approximately $11 million in cuts, which threatens childcare facilities, recreational programming, and community centres that serve as lifelines during extreme heat and cold. Libraries, which require an additional $1.65 million to provide universal seven-day operations, are also essential cooling and warming centres, public washrooms, internet and communication hubs, and trusted spaces for seniors, youth, low-income families, and people without stable housing. Cuts to these frontline services would reduce Vancouver’s ability to protect residents during emergencies and deepen existing inequities in access to safe, healthy public spaces. We are also concerned by information from city staff indicating the possible elimination of baby-changing tables and menstrual product dispensers in civic facilities. These are basic health supports, relied on most by women, caregivers, and families without discretionary income. Removing them would further widen health inequities. If revenue shortfalls are offset through higher user fees, the burden will again fall disproportionately on those least able to pay: low-income families, newcomers, seniors, people with disabilities, and youth who rely on public programming and facilities the most. Equitable, climate-resilient cities cannot be built on regressive cost-shifting. Finally, decisions of this magnitude, with major implications for health, equity, and climate justice require full transparency about which programs, staff, and services are affected before the November 25 vote. We respectfully ask council to: Release a clear and complete breakdown of all proposed cuts before the final vote Prot…
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
annaghughes.bsky.social
I severely underestimated how silly electric eels look
A silly long worm looking guy with widely spaced tiny eyes
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
annaghughes.bsky.social
c'mon you can't start a headline like that
At 83, Paul McCartney takes Hamilton crowd through longest list of greatest hits any artist ever had | CBC News
In Hamilton Friday night, McCartney led a grateful, sold-out crowd on a magical history tour starting in Liverpool with the Beatles' first number one hit single, From Me To You. His show opened the ne...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
annaghughes.bsky.social
the donnie darko fan has logged on
My black cat Snufkin sitting about 0.2 inches in front of the TV Donnie Darko is playing on
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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3/ Dr. @drmelissalem.bsky.social, CAPE President:
"Communities facing fires, floods, and toxic pollution don’t need empty roadmaps. They need real commitments grounded in science & justice to phase out the fossil fuels driving these climate disasters."
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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cape-acme.bsky.social
#COP30 - CAPE Closing Statement at #COP30

1/ COP30 ended on a massively disappointing note: no explicit reference to fossil fuels in the almost final text, and no clarity on how to move away from them. Canada is backsliding while health impacts worsen. #ClimateHealth #FossilFree
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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It's that time of year
The Distracted Boyfriend meme, but their heads are now: Guy - a wide-eyed cat Girlfriend - a cat tree Red dress woman - a Christmas tree
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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katharinehayhoe.com
High-level ministers from Jamaica, Cuba and Mauritius all spoke there of the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. “We did not create this crisis, but we refuse to stand as victims,” said Matthew Samuda, Jamaica’s economic growth minister.
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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katharinehayhoe.com
After two weeks of #COP30 negotiations, countries agreed to BEGIN DISCUSSIONS on fossil fuel phase out. And as the article says, "they achieved this incremental progress only in the teeth of implacable opposition from oil-producing countries."

THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM