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Anna Hughes ๐Ÿ
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๐ŸŒŠ Ocean conservation research ๐Ÿชธ
Mapping human activity at sea with ML

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Vancouver snowboarder, surfer, hiker, &
astrophysics PhD. Learning Finnish but god at what cost
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Join me tonight at @uvic.ca for a conversation of climate, connection, and fighting for change.

๐Ÿ•– 7:00โ€“9:30 p.m. PST (doors 6:30)
๐Ÿ“ University of Victoria

๐Ÿ”— Event details & tickets: tinyurl.com/RLAG-uvic
๐ŸŽฅ Livestream: tinyurl.com/RLAG-uvic-live
@picscanada.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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"Prime Minister Carney โ€” who as UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance described climate change as the worldโ€™s greatest existential threatโ€” 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
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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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Weddell seal pups can be curious if youโ€™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
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straight to jail
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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this could be us ๐Ÿ’”
Peanuts cartoon of Lucy and Linus catching snowflakes on their tongues
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
annaghughes.bsky.social
Same! Maybe more a sign of the times than anything else but there was a lightness on old twitter that I don't see much on any social media platform anymore
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 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.
thetyee.ca The Tyee @thetyee.ca ยท 3d
โ€œI know Iโ€™m protecting my kids, but it feels like Iโ€™m failing them too.โ€

@harrisonmooney.bsky.socialย on landlines, the internet and connection. โ˜Ž๏ธ
Why 2025 Was the Loneliest Year | The Tyee
Connection online has rotted on the vine. With few alternatives, Iโ€™ve found myself more isolated than before.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Look who visited us again late this afternoon! #BarredOwl ๐Ÿชถ
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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Sign the letter, Vancouver!
cape-bc.bsky.social CAPE BC - Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment BC @cape-bc.bsky.social ยท 1d
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 โ€“ including building retrofits, tree canopy expansion, green infrastructure, cooling centres, and neighbourhood-level resilience planning โ€“ 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, aโ€ฆ 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 departmentโ€™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 Vancouverโ€™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 Protโ€ฆ
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,ย From Me To You. His show opened the ne...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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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 donโ€™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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#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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High-level ministers from Jamaica, Cuba and Mauritius all spoke there of the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. โ€œWe did not create this crisis, but we refuse to stand as victims,โ€ said Matthew Samuda, Jamaicaโ€™s economic growth minister.
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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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
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Some of my words and images in this open article by the Financial Times in Londonโ€ฆ for the last few years I have been working more on the labour side of fisheries, yet as former migrant fisherman myself I hardly get invited to contribute. I appreciate the opportunity

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The dark truth behind supermarket tuna
Major retailers are selling tuna from fisheries where crews say they are exploited and abused
ig.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
annaghughes.bsky.social
Lol I do know that word but oddly enough it doesn't come up in lessons
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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how to unknow everything about olivia nuzzi
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Absolute bedlam at the Pacific Coliseum as McQuigge jars the puck free and Thompson gets just enough of it to send it into the open net, tying the game 3-3.

The #Goldeneyes are going to overtime in their home opener.
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM