Jessica Stanley 🇨🇦
@jessicastanley.bsky.social
Mom, PhD (Psyc), Farmer, Regional District of Nanaimo - Area A Director. Focus: environment, politics, food security, education & community development. Posts are my own.
So many elected leaders in the U.S. telling people to "wake up".
Yet most (white) Americans go about their day like this is normal.
Yet most (white) Americans go about their day like this is normal.
Trump's ruthlessness is clear: he federalized 4,000 of our state's National Guard and sent 700 active duty Marines to threaten and invoke fear in the very people they have sworn to protect.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So many elected leaders in the U.S. telling people to "wake up".
Yet most (white) Americans go about their day like this is normal.
Yet most (white) Americans go about their day like this is normal.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
ICE is a way to organize, train, gear, arm, and desensitize Trump's army.
This is distinct from the US Army and not beholden to the Constitution or US laws.
This is distinct from the US Army and not beholden to the Constitution or US laws.
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
ICE is a way to organize, train, gear, arm, and desensitize Trump's army.
This is distinct from the US Army and not beholden to the Constitution or US laws.
This is distinct from the US Army and not beholden to the Constitution or US laws.
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Jacob Frey: "If we are now at the point where the federal govt is deploying agents on legal American citizens with a goal of uprooting people who have formed lives here, have families here, started businesses here, definitively made Minneapolis a better place, everybody should be speaking out."
December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Jacob Frey: "If we are now at the point where the federal govt is deploying agents on legal American citizens with a goal of uprooting people who have formed lives here, have families here, started businesses here, definitively made Minneapolis a better place, everybody should be speaking out."
"if there is a violation of human rights, then police officers have a duty to intervene"
(not word for word quote but accurate for meaning)
(not word for word quote but accurate for meaning)
O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
"if there is a violation of human rights, then police officers have a duty to intervene"
(not word for word quote but accurate for meaning)
(not word for word quote but accurate for meaning)
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🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
…with freshwater storage shrinking across southern and central Europe, from Spain and Italy to Poland and parts of the UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
…with freshwater storage shrinking across southern and central Europe, from Spain and Italy to Poland and parts of the UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
…with freshwater storage shrinking across southern and central Europe, from Spain and Italy to Poland and parts of the UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
…with freshwater storage shrinking across southern and central Europe, from Spain and Italy to Poland and parts of the UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Good work by @althiaraj.bsky.social on the inside story of Guilbeault's resignation, from his being frozen out by PMO, given false assurances, and being made to wear the government walking back on pledges he made to Elizabeth May to secure her support. No kidding it was untenable for him to stay.
Althia Raj: Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
The inside story of Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet over Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta.
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Good work by @althiaraj.bsky.social on the inside story of Guilbeault's resignation, from his being frozen out by PMO, given false assurances, and being made to wear the government walking back on pledges he made to Elizabeth May to secure her support. No kidding it was untenable for him to stay.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Meanwhile completely abandoning environmentalists, climate scientists, and Carney's so called *values*.
It feels like the child who throws the tantrum gets rewarded while the conscientious eldest child is unappreciated.
It feels like the child who throws the tantrum gets rewarded while the conscientious eldest child is unappreciated.
As a political scientist, I think the effects on unity are some of the biggest problems with the agreement. It legitimates "Alberta" as an aggrieved party, distinct from other provinces, while treating BC and its peoples to be as issues to be managed, rather than partners in the federation.
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Meanwhile completely abandoning environmentalists, climate scientists, and Carney's so called *values*.
It feels like the child who throws the tantrum gets rewarded while the conscientious eldest child is unappreciated.
It feels like the child who throws the tantrum gets rewarded while the conscientious eldest child is unappreciated.
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Did federal political chess machinations determine BC losses were worth growing Liberal support in Alberta, with a passing shrug to coastal First Nations & all British Columbians, while endangering rich coastal biodiversity? #hatethisforcanada
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: Soapbox Social: Mark Carney loses a cabinet minister after pipeline MOU with Alberta
“I think it’s going to cost the Liberals a lot of support in British Columbia..."
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“I think it’s going to cost the Liberals a lot of support in British Columbia..."
loom.ly/qURCJTs
Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Mark Carney loses a cabinet minister after pipeline MOU with Alberta - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
A prominent member of Mark Carney’s Cabinet quit Thursday in protest of the Liberal government’s decision to roll back Canada’s environmental policies and clear the way for a new oil pipeline. “I thin...
loom.ly
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Did federal political chess machinations determine BC losses were worth growing Liberal support in Alberta, with a passing shrug to coastal First Nations & all British Columbians, while endangering rich coastal biodiversity? #hatethisforcanada
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As Vancouver Island MPs begin wading into the growing debate over Ottawa's new energy agreement with Alberta for a new pipeline to the West Coast, Victoria's Liberal MP is breaking from his party and opposing a new pipeline.
Victoria Liberal MP opposes Ottawa’s energy deal for pipeline
As Vancouver Island MPs begin wading into the growing debate over Ottawa's new energy agreement with Alberta for a new pipeline to the West Coast, Victoria's Liberal MP is breaking from his party and opposing a new pipeline.
cheknews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
As Vancouver Island MPs begin wading into the growing debate over Ottawa's new energy agreement with Alberta for a new pipeline to the West Coast, Victoria's Liberal MP is breaking from his party and opposing a new pipeline.
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Hey @amandafollett.bsky.social & @zoeyunker.bsky.social, that @thetyee.ca biofuels article you linked to is way out of date. @peter.fairley.ca has since researched far better for *Nature* & SA www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-.... Mine is more direct: www.nationalobserver.com/2021/01/05/o...
The New Era of Biofuels Raises Environmental Concerns
To realize the potential of biofuels, the industry needs to pay attention to how feedstock crops change soil carbon
www.scientificamerican.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Hey @amandafollett.bsky.social & @zoeyunker.bsky.social, that @thetyee.ca biofuels article you linked to is way out of date. @peter.fairley.ca has since researched far better for *Nature* & SA www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-.... Mine is more direct: www.nationalobserver.com/2021/01/05/o...
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Experts reviewing CleanBC say the plan to reduce carbon emissions is working — but the province needs to take a closer look at LNG.
My story with @zoeyunker.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My story with @zoeyunker.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
LNG Is the ‘Elephant in the Room’ at BC Climate Plan Update | The Tyee
The province’s plan to reduce emissions can be salvaged. But expansion of gas exports needs scrutiny, reviewers say.
thetyee.ca
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Experts reviewing CleanBC say the plan to reduce carbon emissions is working — but the province needs to take a closer look at LNG.
My story with @zoeyunker.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My story with @zoeyunker.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Free, prior and informed consent is not given.
“The answer is still no. No pipelines in British Columbia, no further fossil fuel pipelines, period,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief of Syilx Nation and president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.
BC First Nations denounce reported Alberta-Ottawa agreement
Ahead of Thursday's expected announcement, Indigenous leaders in the province are accusing the federal government of making a "back room deal" to force through a pipeline to the province's northwest c...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Free, prior and informed consent is not given.
BC was abundantly clear before and will be now.
We don't want your stinking pipeline.
It's time to move to clean energy.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
We don't want your stinking pipeline.
It's time to move to clean energy.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney's expected green light for oil pipeline causes unease in caucus and cabinet: sources | CBC News
With Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to lay out a path forward for an oil pipeline to northwest B.C. on Thursday, senior people around him have had to assuage skittish MPs and at least one cabinet...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
BC was abundantly clear before and will be now.
We don't want your stinking pipeline.
It's time to move to clean energy.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
We don't want your stinking pipeline.
It's time to move to clean energy.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The "Rising to the Moment" review of CleanBC also recommends "convening a Citizens Assembly on Building a Sustainable Economy in BC".
We need to change the dialogue of enviro vs economy. Our economy cannot thrive if we ignore the environment. To address climate change we must modernize the economy.
We need to change the dialogue of enviro vs economy. Our economy cannot thrive if we ignore the environment. To address climate change we must modernize the economy.
Recommendations from a mandated review of British Columbia's energy and climate plan. engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/...
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The "Rising to the Moment" review of CleanBC also recommends "convening a Citizens Assembly on Building a Sustainable Economy in BC".
We need to change the dialogue of enviro vs economy. Our economy cannot thrive if we ignore the environment. To address climate change we must modernize the economy.
We need to change the dialogue of enviro vs economy. Our economy cannot thrive if we ignore the environment. To address climate change we must modernize the economy.
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Reporting from @kylegriffin1.bsky.social: Sen. Elissa Slotkin tells NBC News that Capitol Police are now with her 24/7.
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump’s threat. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump’s threat. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
This week, Donald Trump continues to use his claimed power to kill people who have received no due process, in international waters, based on his administration’s assertion that they are narcoterroris...
joycevance.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Reporting from @kylegriffin1.bsky.social: Sen. Elissa Slotkin tells NBC News that Capitol Police are now with her 24/7.
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump’s threat. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump’s threat. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
When the President of the United States states that political opponents should be killed, I think it rather appropriate to use whatever language necessary to get people to take this threat seriously.
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
Democratic Senator Drops F-Bomb In Fiery Response To Trump’s ‘HANG THEM’ Attack
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
When the President of the United States states that political opponents should be killed, I think it rather appropriate to use whatever language necessary to get people to take this threat seriously.