Kim Sutherland Mills
@bacciogelato.bsky.social
Acting on biodiversity and climate. Life is better when canoeing in the backcountry!(she/her) Anishinaabe/Haudenosaunee territory, Canada. Born at 323.04 ppm.
I wrapped up a 25 year career at the Library today. Looking forward to my next adventures!
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I wrapped up a 25 year career at the Library today. Looking forward to my next adventures!
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Turns out climate change keeps happening even when we decide we don't want to talk about it anymore
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December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Turns out climate change keeps happening even when we decide we don't want to talk about it anymore
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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""Comics offer exciting art – that in itself is something. But paired with a creative story or fun jokes… you don't get that anywhere else. The combination is rare. Comics do visual literacy in a way nothing else does."
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Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on?
What is driving a surge in enthusiasm for comics among children and how may it benefit their future?
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December 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
""Comics offer exciting art – that in itself is something. But paired with a creative story or fun jokes… you don't get that anywhere else. The combination is rare. Comics do visual literacy in a way nothing else does."
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Some of these wins are too early to call. There are good trends in deforestation (e.g.) but the policies highlighted won't further that cause.
But the renewables section. China's emissions decreasing. This is where real, tangible hope lies.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
But the renewables section. China's emissions decreasing. This is where real, tangible hope lies.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025
Here are the year's breakthroughs for the climate and nature you might have missed.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Some of these wins are too early to call. There are good trends in deforestation (e.g.) but the policies highlighted won't further that cause.
But the renewables section. China's emissions decreasing. This is where real, tangible hope lies.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
But the renewables section. China's emissions decreasing. This is where real, tangible hope lies.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
"..it gives you a lot of hope when you realize that polar bears may be looking out for each other out there.”
Rare instance of polar bear cub being adopted near Churchill, Man., verified by scientists | CBC News
Scientists were recently greeted with a most unexpected surprise when a polar bear mother and her cub were walking near Churchill in mid-November when scientists witnessed the mother adopt a second cu...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"..it gives you a lot of hope when you realize that polar bears may be looking out for each other out there.”
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People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
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So much of the magic behind libraries is the mail. 📚
Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News
Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at
reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
So much of the magic behind libraries is the mail. 📚
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Important work mythbusting on MAID, and fighting against the moral panic often propagated by MAID opponents and the media.
Is MAID accessed due to social isolation, or as a substitute for social supports? The evidence says no.
maidincanada.substack.com/p/isolation-...
Is MAID accessed due to social isolation, or as a substitute for social supports? The evidence says no.
maidincanada.substack.com/p/isolation-...
Isolation, Loneliness, and MAiD: What the New Health Canada Report Actually Shows
Check out reference #30 on page 29 of the Report. Thank you Health Canada🎉🥳
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December 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Important work mythbusting on MAID, and fighting against the moral panic often propagated by MAID opponents and the media.
Is MAID accessed due to social isolation, or as a substitute for social supports? The evidence says no.
maidincanada.substack.com/p/isolation-...
Is MAID accessed due to social isolation, or as a substitute for social supports? The evidence says no.
maidincanada.substack.com/p/isolation-...
Very excited about my new neighbour! This Barred Owl is in the trees at the back corner of our property - seems to be a permanent roosting spot as they are here every afternoon.
December 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Very excited about my new neighbour! This Barred Owl is in the trees at the back corner of our property - seems to be a permanent roosting spot as they are here every afternoon.
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The ocean remains the only true carbon sink. 🥲
Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The ocean remains the only true carbon sink. 🥲
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those who crow about “parents’ rights” will celebrate this. but it directly undermines one basic prerogative parents and caregivers have, which is to nurture their children’s free development by affording them the access that books provide to the diversity of ways of living and being in the world. 📚
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
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Alarm as Tennessee libraries shut down for Republican 'book purge'
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.For Popular Information, Rebecca...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
those who crow about “parents’ rights” will celebrate this. but it directly undermines one basic prerogative parents and caregivers have, which is to nurture their children’s free development by affording them the access that books provide to the diversity of ways of living and being in the world. 📚
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"The register is the latest step in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push to incorporate [magic beans] into federal government operations, which he has claimed will make the public service more efficient."
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Ottawa launches AI register showing how the tech is being used within federal departments | CBC News
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali announced Friday morning the federal government has launched its first public AI register that outlines how artificial intelligence is being used or tested within ...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"The register is the latest step in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push to incorporate [magic beans] into federal government operations, which he has claimed will make the public service more efficient."
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seem in the wild:
Barred owl in my back yard this morning!
Beluga whale
Pair of wolves
Bighorn sheep
Black bear
Barred owl in my back yard this morning!
Beluga whale
Pair of wolves
Bighorn sheep
Black bear
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Black bears
Humpback whales
Orcas
Little purple jellyfish
Moose
Black bears
Humpback whales
Orcas
Little purple jellyfish
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Humpback whales
A badger (OUTSIDE MY APARTMENT IN SWEDEN)
Whīo
Powelliphanta snails
Ctenophores doing rainbow things while diving
Humpback whales
A badger (OUTSIDE MY APARTMENT IN SWEDEN)
Whīo
Powelliphanta snails
Ctenophores doing rainbow things while diving
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seem in the wild:
Barred owl in my back yard this morning!
Beluga whale
Pair of wolves
Bighorn sheep
Black bear
Barred owl in my back yard this morning!
Beluga whale
Pair of wolves
Bighorn sheep
Black bear
Guess we're not even pretending to be leaders on climate and environmental protection any more.
"For its part, the federal government is providing exceptions to many environmental policies such as the B.C. tanker ban and the oilpatch emissions cap."
"For its part, the federal government is providing exceptions to many environmental policies such as the B.C. tanker ban and the oilpatch emissions cap."
ANALYSIS | Smith’s pipeline clears another hurdle after deal with Ottawa. Now, who will build it? | CBC News
The Alberta premier's dream of building a new pipeline to northwest B.C. has come incrementally closer to becoming a reality. But finding someone in the private sector to build it remains a hurdle — a...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Guess we're not even pretending to be leaders on climate and environmental protection any more.
"For its part, the federal government is providing exceptions to many environmental policies such as the B.C. tanker ban and the oilpatch emissions cap."
"For its part, the federal government is providing exceptions to many environmental policies such as the B.C. tanker ban and the oilpatch emissions cap."
Important information for every Canadian.
Canada’s weather warning system has changed. Here’s how | CBC News
Canada's weather warnings have changed to a new colour-coded, risk-tiered system implemented by Environment and Climate Change Canada. The three alert levels — yellow, orange and red — are based on th...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Important information for every Canadian.
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It's me, a librarian, standing by this signage waggling my eyebrows as people pass by 📚
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
It's me, a librarian, standing by this signage waggling my eyebrows as people pass by 📚
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What wellness is marketed as:
-Biohacks
-Body lotions
-Supplements
-Fancy juices
-Fasting
-Crystals
What wellness actually is:
-Healthcare coverage
-Access to therapy
-Walkable cities
-Green spaces
-Living wages
-Eating whole foods
-Physical activity
-Close knit community
-Sleep
-Biohacks
-Body lotions
-Supplements
-Fancy juices
-Fasting
-Crystals
What wellness actually is:
-Healthcare coverage
-Access to therapy
-Walkable cities
-Green spaces
-Living wages
-Eating whole foods
-Physical activity
-Close knit community
-Sleep
April 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What wellness is marketed as:
-Biohacks
-Body lotions
-Supplements
-Fancy juices
-Fasting
-Crystals
What wellness actually is:
-Healthcare coverage
-Access to therapy
-Walkable cities
-Green spaces
-Living wages
-Eating whole foods
-Physical activity
-Close knit community
-Sleep
-Biohacks
-Body lotions
-Supplements
-Fancy juices
-Fasting
-Crystals
What wellness actually is:
-Healthcare coverage
-Access to therapy
-Walkable cities
-Green spaces
-Living wages
-Eating whole foods
-Physical activity
-Close knit community
-Sleep
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ICYMI: “In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike-lanes aren’t fit for office.”— @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office
Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.
cultmtl.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ICYMI: “In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike-lanes aren’t fit for office.”— @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
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My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
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November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trying something new in my gardening journey this year. Will be winter sowing a variety of native species for my own gardens and for sharing.
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Trying something new in my gardening journey this year. Will be winter sowing a variety of native species for my own gardens and for sharing.
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WATCH: If you STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, watch this EXCELLENT video by @notjustbikes with @UrbanThree & @StrongTowns. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
WATCH: If you STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, watch this EXCELLENT video by @notjustbikes with @UrbanThree & @StrongTowns. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI