Lynda
@lyndar.bsky.social
Here for the silly and the serious. Botany, ecology, landscape architecture, LGBTQIA+
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There's a real story behind this photo by Laurie Wolf of a nesting box in her back yard & I'll share a NatGeo article by @bittelmethis.bsky.social
A mama eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) hatched a wood duckling (Aix sponsa).
This is likely a case of brood parasitism. Let's talk about it.
A mama eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) hatched a wood duckling (Aix sponsa).
This is likely a case of brood parasitism. Let's talk about it.
September 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There's a real story behind this photo by Laurie Wolf of a nesting box in her back yard & I'll share a NatGeo article by @bittelmethis.bsky.social
A mama eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) hatched a wood duckling (Aix sponsa).
This is likely a case of brood parasitism. Let's talk about it.
A mama eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) hatched a wood duckling (Aix sponsa).
This is likely a case of brood parasitism. Let's talk about it.
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Economist John Maynard Keynes wrote hopefully of “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren” in 1930:
“The love of money as a possession—as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life—will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity…”
“The love of money as a possession—as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life—will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity…”
February 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Economist John Maynard Keynes wrote hopefully of “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren” in 1930:
“The love of money as a possession—as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life—will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity…”
“The love of money as a possession—as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life—will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity…”
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For 150 years, Africville, sitting right next to Halifax, was a thriving Black Canadian community.
Halifax refused to provide city services, and eventually forced residents to move as they bulldozed their homes.
This is the story of that community.
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Halifax refused to provide city services, and eventually forced residents to move as they bulldozed their homes.
This is the story of that community.
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February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
For 150 years, Africville, sitting right next to Halifax, was a thriving Black Canadian community.
Halifax refused to provide city services, and eventually forced residents to move as they bulldozed their homes.
This is the story of that community.
🧵1/12
Halifax refused to provide city services, and eventually forced residents to move as they bulldozed their homes.
This is the story of that community.
🧵1/12
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Diana 🫳🏻🎤
Repeat this over and over and over.
Repeat this over and over and over.
And yet the Ford government will take over multiple school boards on the premise that they have mismanaged their finances.
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Diana 🫳🏻🎤
Repeat this over and over and over.
Repeat this over and over and over.
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Just a reminder that Trump loved former president Duterte’s brutal policies in the Philippines.
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Just a reminder that Trump loved former president Duterte’s brutal policies in the Philippines.
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The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!
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February 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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The National Council for Adoption describes itself as a “leading authority about adoption,” but that’s only because its mission is to *promote* adoption. It’s best understood as the adoption industry’s main lobbying group. Its president recently resigned to take a job in Trump’s DHS. +
February 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The National Council for Adoption describes itself as a “leading authority about adoption,” but that’s only because its mission is to *promote* adoption. It’s best understood as the adoption industry’s main lobbying group. Its president recently resigned to take a job in Trump’s DHS. +
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Archives matter - but not to the Carney government. Canada has only ONE federal funding program for community archives, and they just killed it. Gone.
@wgreaves.bsky.social
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
@wgreaves.bsky.social
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Archives matter - but not to the Carney government. Canada has only ONE federal funding program for community archives, and they just killed it. Gone.
@wgreaves.bsky.social
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
@wgreaves.bsky.social
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
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Brother Mort liked the peace and solitude of his herb garden but even so a visit from Sister Dot and her latest tranche of dirty jokes rarely went unappreciated
February 6, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Brother Mort liked the peace and solitude of his herb garden but even so a visit from Sister Dot and her latest tranche of dirty jokes rarely went unappreciated
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Times article has an incredible illustration
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Times article has an incredible illustration
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One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw this coming—and tried to warn us—60+ years ago.
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw this coming—and tried to warn us—60+ years ago.
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
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Western civilization can't defend and promote fascism and genocide in Palestine and expect to be immune to it at home.
February 5, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Western civilization can't defend and promote fascism and genocide in Palestine and expect to be immune to it at home.
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“We’re not dealing with manageable economic adjustments ... current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world.”
Read it again.
Read it again.
No one could have foreseen this.
Wanna guess what is driving Canada's climate policy under Carney? Betcha it's not scientific models.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wanna guess what is driving Canada's climate policy under Carney? Betcha it's not scientific models.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
“We’re not dealing with manageable economic adjustments ... current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world.”
Read it again.
Read it again.
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Here is Canada's Foreign Minister in the arms of a racist fascist who has sanctioned the #ICC for prosecuting the architects of an ethnic extermination. The gap between rhetoric and reality is as wide as it's ever been.
#cdnpoli #gaza #MAGA
#cdnpoli #gaza #MAGA
Thank you Secretary Marco Rubio for convening today’s meeting and for the discussion on strengthening critical mineral supply chains.
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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Last August, I ditched Substack, and decided to start sending out all my writing from my own website instead. It was a terrible decision, if we are talking in internet words like "growth" & "discoverability", but the correct one for me, and what I believe in. You can subscribe here: www.tom-cox.com
Tom Cox
New writing by bestselling author Tom Cox.
www.tom-cox.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Last August, I ditched Substack, and decided to start sending out all my writing from my own website instead. It was a terrible decision, if we are talking in internet words like "growth" & "discoverability", but the correct one for me, and what I believe in. You can subscribe here: www.tom-cox.com
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“In a letter to Smith, the Canadian Bar Association, which speaks for 40,000 lawyers, judges and legal professionals across the country, says Smith's proposal would compromise the appointment process and judicial independence.”
She’s purposefully sowing distrust of democratic systems.
She’s purposefully sowing distrust of democratic systems.
Canadian Bar Association speaks out against Smith's judicial appointment demands nationalnewswatch.com/2026/02/05/c...
Canadian Bar Association speaks out against Smith's judicial…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM
“In a letter to Smith, the Canadian Bar Association, which speaks for 40,000 lawyers, judges and legal professionals across the country, says Smith's proposal would compromise the appointment process and judicial independence.”
She’s purposefully sowing distrust of democratic systems.
She’s purposefully sowing distrust of democratic systems.
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Here nor there, remember when the Toronto police spied on one of the few police board chairs who actually stood up to them? There's a long history of goon behaviour that never seems to move any needles.
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
Eng furious about being spied on
Clipping found in The Toronto Star published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 5/17/2007. Eng furious about being spied on
www.newspapers.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Here nor there, remember when the Toronto police spied on one of the few police board chairs who actually stood up to them? There's a long history of goon behaviour that never seems to move any needles.
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
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“If, as #PrimeMinisterCarney recently stated, we are to “stop pretending, name reality, to build our strength at home,” support for #researchanddevelopment, including high-quality #statistics, is essential to #Canada’sfuture - and is all the more important in the current geopolitical context.”
Open letter from leading economists over job cuts at Statistics Canada:
#CanEcon #CanPoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
#CanEcon #CanPoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Open letter to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, minister responsible for Statistics Canada - CCPA
Statistics Canada is a world leader and its work is at the heart of an informed democracy. Cuts to the agency must be reversed.
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
“If, as #PrimeMinisterCarney recently stated, we are to “stop pretending, name reality, to build our strength at home,” support for #researchanddevelopment, including high-quality #statistics, is essential to #Canada’sfuture - and is all the more important in the current geopolitical context.”
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I can tell you why, at least at CTV. I used to chase produce for Newschannel when Power Play was off air.
You'd show up for work, making (in my case) less than 50K a year, and you'd have like, two hours at a time to find someone to speak about XYZ, on national TV, with next to no notice.
You'd show up for work, making (in my case) less than 50K a year, and you'd have like, two hours at a time to find someone to speak about XYZ, on national TV, with next to no notice.
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I can tell you why, at least at CTV. I used to chase produce for Newschannel when Power Play was off air.
You'd show up for work, making (in my case) less than 50K a year, and you'd have like, two hours at a time to find someone to speak about XYZ, on national TV, with next to no notice.
You'd show up for work, making (in my case) less than 50K a year, and you'd have like, two hours at a time to find someone to speak about XYZ, on national TV, with next to no notice.