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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 2h

It’s snowing on the farm! ❄️ 🥰

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daffodil 🇵🇸 @daff.space · 2d

"Hey we're sorry... we're doing it anyways because it's gonna make lots of money... but we're sorry"

cancel it!! Refund the tickets!! Apologizing but still doing it is less than an empty gesture! it is actively being complicit while pretending you're not!! Bear the consequences of cancelling it!!

Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 2d

“A motion calling on the Vancouver Park Board to officially apologize for hosting an upcoming Harry Potter attraction passed Tuesday in a unanimous vote.”

‘This will not happen again’: Vancouver Park Board apologizes for hosting Harry Potter event

A motion calling on the Vancouver Park Board to officially apologize for hosting an upcoming Harry Potter attraction passed Tuesday in a unanimous vote.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 2d

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Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 2d

Hello, and happy Heated Rivalry trailer drop day to all who celebrate!

Official Trailer | Heated Rivalry (Crave Original)

YouTube video by Crave

www.youtube.com

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 2d

It’s based on a very popular queer romance novel series. I’m so excited!!

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 2d

As drought in the Peace River region leads to massive wildfires and the Dawson Creek scrambles to find water, a report released today concludes that water use by the region’s fracking industry shot up 50 per cent last year. Ben Parfitt for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Fracking’s Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC | The Tyee

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024.

thetyee.ca

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 2d

Nooooooooo!!!

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 2d

I like it when there are a bunch of people on here talking about a sporting event that I'm not watching.

It's like seeing a flock of pigeons eating a smashed sidewalk donut together. I'm not partaking, but you guys dig in.

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 3d

This worked!!!

陳潔平 Kelly @yllekc.bsky.social · 3d

BC residents: If you still have your booking link from last year, try and book your flu and COVID shots now. (Last year they didn’t send me a link until October 28!)

I kept getting an ‘error – time no longer available' message, but reopening the booking site did the trick.

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Shubbabang @shubbabang.bsky.social · 3d

The image is a six panel black and white comic

Panel 1- A small child is being told "You'll want kids when you're older!" The child responds with "I don't think so..."

Panel 2- The same child, now a teenager, is being told, "You'll change your mind when you're older." To which the teen responds, "I doubt that"

Panel 3- Now an adult, someone off screen asks them, "Aren't you thinking of having kids?" To which they respond, "Nope"

Panel 4- The same person, an older adult now, is being told, "better have kids soon, or it'll be too late!" to which they respond, "That's fine"

Panel 5- Now elderly, they are once again asked "Don't you feel like you missed out?" to which they say, "Still nope."

Panel 6- They are now in their death bed, clearly close to death. The nurse says, "Shame you didn't have kids, don't you regret it?" To which the person says "You know what just kill me already"

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Mihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 3d

This budget is reckless. Our infrastructure is crumbling, our amenities are quite literally falling apart. A 0% increase combined with a raise for the VPD means big cuts to already struggling services and infrastructure, no matter how ABC wants to spin it.

The Vancouver Aquatic Centre with a chunk of its wall broken off.

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 3d

Does the cricket tournament starting at BC Place tomorrow have musical acts too? Because whatever or whoever is rehearsing in there right now really needs to turn down the bass.

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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 3d

Does Dolty Parton want one of my kidneys? I don’t even care if she needs it. She can just have it if she wants.

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Steffani [Scary Name Here] Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 4d

Someone lost their bunny at the Vancouver airport and this guy found it and has travelled through Asia (Tokyo, Bangkok, Seoul) with it and is trying to find its human. #yvr

Send anyone whose bunny it may be to this Facebook page: www.facebook.com/share/p/19r7...

A loved jellycat bunny sits on an airport bench

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 4d

A great way to turn the temp down here as @jay.bsky.team @pfrazee.com and @aaron.bsky.team want would be to stop communicating site policies and practices with individual users or on their timelines and hire a comms person who is a professional communicator to do all the front facing interaction.

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Oops, All Witches - Out now! @dancingstickman.com · 4d

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

#ai

A white text on black panel from The Oatmeal that reads "In my experience, the people who are excited about AI art also happen to be some of the most talentless fucking people I've ever met."

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Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing! @sleepykittypaw.bsky.social · 4d

This is the premise of a horror movie or, at the very least, a Lifetime thriller where kids are tricked into killing their parents.

(Not to mention, finger on the pulse of what kids think a phone looks and works like.)

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 4d

There's snow in the forecast for my mom's farm for next weekend while we're up and I'm crossing my fingers it actually materializes.

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 4d

So this is a very interesting wrinkle in the case of the ostrich farm fighting a cull order: they owe creditors thousands and, aside from the birds, appear to have no assets www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Creditors circle as cull controversy shines light on B.C. ostrich farmers' unpaid bills | CBC News

After years of chasing debts through the courts, creditors of a high-profile ostrich farm in southeastern B.C. have filed paperwork against the Canada Food Inspection Agency in the hopes of recouping ...

www.cbc.ca

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 5d

Dallas Brodie just raised a point of order, claiming David Eby called her racist, denialist and hateful in the house

Eby says he was talking about a recently fired BC Conservative staffer and suggests it's maybe a little revealing if Brodie thinks he was talking about her 💀

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 5d

Unlike Jesus, I have returned.

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 5d

The all-knowing bsky mods gave Erin Biba a 24 hour suspension for a months-old skeet about Christian Zionism, and I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that this happened when she’s been vocally criticizing Jay

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jaypea but spooky @jpstarling.bsky.social · 5d

Whenever Link’s not on the site, all the other users should be asking, "Where's Link?"

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 5d

What if we all just post the word Link over and over again repost it and like then until even the normies are bothered?

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 5d

A single Vancouver police officer made $397,258 last year, making $239,258 in overtime on top of their base pay of up to $158,000.
This is the wildest FOI I've seen in a long time. Well done Liam Britten for digging this up. #CBC
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

47 VPD officers made over $100K in OT last year — and one banked $239K, FOI data shows | CBC News

A single Vancouver police sergeant was paid $239,258 in overtime alone last year, on top of the rank's base pay of up to $158,000. The figure comes from a freedom of information request filed with the...

www.cbc.ca

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 5d

It had major Better Off Dead vibes, of being super over the top and just having fun with it. Great choice for Sunday movie club.

MacGruboooooo @loxy.bsky.social · 5d

Just finished the 1993 movie My Boyfriend's Back with our Sunday movie club. And you know what? In spite of its 13% RT score, it was fun. It was dumb and weird and kind of charming.
@erinbraincandy.bsky.social @empressmarsha.bsky.social @alexishinde.bsky.social

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 5d

This x 100000 = mood

#ADHDAwarenessMonth

Circular flowchart. “Too anxious to start on anything” leads into “stressed about not getting anything done,” then back to “too anxious to start on anything”—creating an endless loop.

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TR Cavallaro @trcava.bsky.social · 6d

I made a flyer! Know anyone in CA, OR, WA, or BC who might be interested in collecting mushrooms for research purposes? #mycology #citizenscience

Please share widely! 🧪 🍄‍🟫 🌲

A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...

A help-wanted poster seeking volunteer mushroom collectors in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

The poster provided some background info about the research project and study system and how folks can contribute if they are interested.

REQUEST | Calling all mycophiles, naturalists, and citizen scientists in CA, OR, WA, and BC!

Going for a hike in the woods or a walk in your neighborhood park?
• Please keep your eyes peeled for the purple mushrooms of L.a-o!
• Collect the mushrooms* if you are able to access them safely.
• If you can, please take a photo of the mushrooms and the tree(s) you find them under.
*If you find a mushroom that is clearly rotten or moldy, please don't collect it.

"I collected some purple mushrooms. What should I do now?"
1. Please keep the mushroom fresh:
• Store in paper, not plastic.
• Keep cool/ refrigerate, but do not freeze.
• Store mushrooms away from light.
2. Email me to arrange pick-up, delivery, or shipment* of your sample.
* will cover packing and shipping expenses!

"What's in it for those who contribute to this work?"
• You will receive acknowledgement in presentations and publications stemming from this research.
• You will receive copies of journal publications from this research (data available upon request).
• You are invited to attend presentations of this research and to visit the lab at Stanford University.

Page 2 of the help-wanted poster includes reference photos of the study organism and a map of where this species has been observed. All images and the map are sourced from iNaturalist.

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