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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 1d

Portland isn't burning, it's lit

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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Brian Banks Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @brianbanks.bsky.social · 6h

I’d say fall has arrived.

Fallen orange, yellow and brown maple leaves scattered over green grass.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 17h

More posts like this from politicians please

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 1d

More street vendors taken by ICE today, according to rapid response team & neighborhood reports.

Masked men arrested one of Pilsen’s longtime tamal vendors near Damen and 21st Pl, by Chase.

Those ladies are very loved by the community. I bought tamales from her many times.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

The Constitution. The Declaration. The Spirit of '76. No Kings.

You know, America haters.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Erik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 1d

Today, the IUCN has officially declared the slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) extinct 😞

This is the 1st known extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species, whose range included Europe, North Africa & West Asia

The last confirmed sighting was 30+ years ago

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Brian Banks Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @brianbanks.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure I am this cynical, but it does seem as though the the only folks with their #elbows up these days are consumers and travellers. Average Canadians. Business community just keeping on.

Andrew Lewis FC @andrewlewisfc.bsky.social · 1d

An outright fraudulent election campaign run by the now PM of Canada, Exhibit [lost count]

Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 1d

Mark Carney has chosen deeper integration with the United States. There can be no clearer sign than his decision to reject Canada’s longstanding anti-BMD position. Most worryingly, he is continuing to act as if a fascist US and Canada comprise a “we”.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 1d

Trumpists are going to make up whatever stories they like as casus belli to justify what's coming. It's what authoritarians do.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

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Brian Banks Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @brianbanks.bsky.social · 1d

I find this level of support hard to believe. There’s no market case for this pipeline. It flies in face of general strong support for greater climate action. Why such support? Has the industry/Alberta PR push worked?

Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 1d

This is the situation we find ourselves in: fast-tracking a pipeline under C-5 hands BC a veto by law, whereas the regular CER process does not, but doesn’t come with the concierge service of the Major Projects Office. Trade offs! #cdnpoli

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Majority of Canadians — including B.C. residents — support Alberta’s pipeline push, poll finds | CBC News

A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests a majority of Canadians — including British Columbians — support the idea of a northern Alberta-B.C. pipeline, but fewer agree the project should be f...

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social · 2d

A walrus drawing from the CLM ##PenAndInk Archives

Black ink and pen drawing of a walrus - from the CLM #PenAndInk Archives

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 2d

John Lennon by Richard Avedon, Look magazine, January 1968

Avedon used color manipulation and Day-Glo (yellow, red and fuchsia) colors to create a hallucinatory effect, reflecting the psychedelic culture of the era. Black over white curvy Op Art lines cover his eyeglasses.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 2d

A Ramsar site known as Metro Manila’s last functional wetland is home to over 160 bird species.

In March, an agency invited proposals to lease or develop it — then deleted the call after public backlash, saying no reclamation plans are in place and acknowledging its ecological importance.

A protected mangrove forest stands strong as Metro Manila’s last coastal frontier

MANILA — Spanning the coasts of two cities in Metro Manila, and referred to as the capital region’s “last coastal frontier,” Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP) is a critical site of both…

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 3d

Councillor Chernos Lin asks about the highest speed recorded by Toronto's speed cameras. Transportation General Manager Barbara Gray says it was 187 km/h in a 50 km/h zone at Midland & Montgomery — on Jan 25 at 10 p.m.

"That's shocking," says Chernos Lin.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Brian Banks Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @brianbanks.bsky.social · 2d

🪶 #vegan www.dezeen.com/2025/10/03/s...

Stella McCartney debuts plant-based faux feathers at Paris Fashion Week

Fashion designer Stella McCartney showcased the "world's first" plant-based alternative to feathers for the grand finale of her Spring/Summer 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d

Momentum is building to use Russia’s frozen central bank reserves to fund Ukraine's war effort. The recent proposal, distributed to EU ambassadors in September and seen by the Kyiv Independent, outlines an innovative legal and financial plan to lend €140 billion of the frozen assets to Ukraine.

The EU's ambitious plan for frozen Russian assets, explained

Momentum is building to tap more of Russia’s central bank reserves — immobilized after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — to help fund Kyiv's war effort. As the U.S. moved to wash its hands of Ukra...

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Brian Banks Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @brianbanks.bsky.social · 2d

My second year doing college radio. Was one of those “You gotta hear this,” moments.

Dan-O Deckelman @dan-odeckelman.bsky.social · 2d

💫Released on this day 1979💥

#musicsky #recordingsky #recordingstudiosky #musicmoments #musicthread #musicproduction #onthisday

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d

Of course he has

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 3d

Hey cool the NOAA guy who was found to have violated the agency's code of ethics for his role in Sharpiegate has been confirmed as the head of NOAA.

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA

www.nytimes.com

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Brian Banks Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @brianbanks.bsky.social · 2d

Um, no.

Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 2d

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...