Connie L🇨🇦 🐝Proud Antifa
@pennerconnie.bsky.social
DogMom, Grandma, Metis
Rock Collector
Tree Hugger
#ElbowsUp
#ProudCanadian
Atheist, Liberal
Blue Crewl 🇺🇦
Living with COPD #MasksWork
Miss you Dad, Wes💔❤️
Life is too short,
Save the bees, trees
and birds
Rock Collector
Tree Hugger
#ElbowsUp
#ProudCanadian
Atheist, Liberal
Blue Crewl 🇺🇦
Living with COPD #MasksWork
Miss you Dad, Wes💔❤️
Life is too short,
Save the bees, trees
and birds
Pinned
This was my dad's last sunrise on March 8, and
this is him 25 years ago. My heart's broken. 💔 May your soul rest in peace, Pops.
We'll meet again ❤️
this is him 25 years ago. My heart's broken. 💔 May your soul rest in peace, Pops.
We'll meet again ❤️
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A new legal petition filed by a dozen public health and farm worker groups demands the EPA stop allowing farms to spray antibiotics on food crops in the U.S. because they are probably causing superbugs to flourish and sickening farm workers. Tom Perkins reports for @theguardian.com:
EPA urged to ban spraying of antibiotics on US food crops amid resistance fears
Use of 8m pounds of antibiotics and antifungals a year leads to superbugs and damages human health, lawsuit claims
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A new legal petition filed by a dozen public health and farm worker groups demands the EPA stop allowing farms to spray antibiotics on food crops in the U.S. because they are probably causing superbugs to flourish and sickening farm workers. Tom Perkins reports for @theguardian.com:
How is this not political interference? Holy sh*t.
President Donald Trump had threatened that the U.S. would send less money to Honduras if Nasry "Tito" Asfura lost.
Honduras Election Results: Trump-Backed Nasry Asfura Takes the Lead
www.newsweek.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
How is this not political interference? Holy sh*t.
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VICTORIA – The Exxon Valdez disaster happened more than 36 years ago off Alaska’s coast, but the catastrophic oil spill still looms over plans for a pipeline from Alberta to the northern British Columbia coast.
'Fool's errand': Why the Exxon Valdez looms large over northern pipeline debate
VICTORIA – The Exxon Valdez disaster happened more than 36 years ago off Alaska’s coast, but the catastrophic oil spill still looms over plans for a pipeline from Alberta to the northern British Columbia coast.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
VICTORIA – The Exxon Valdez disaster happened more than 36 years ago off Alaska’s coast, but the catastrophic oil spill still looms over plans for a pipeline from Alberta to the northern British Columbia coast.
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“This idea of ‘gamblification,’ they're actually tracing features found in casino games that are being reproduced in games for little children.”
- Sarah Grimes, professor in communication studies and the Wolf Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill
- Sarah Grimes, professor in communication studies and the Wolf Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill
How Roblox Turns Kids Into Gamblers
One of the world’s biggest online gaming sites, Roblox, is in the courts. The cases involve the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor, online harassment, and business practices that lead to addiction.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“This idea of ‘gamblification,’ they're actually tracing features found in casino games that are being reproduced in games for little children.”
- Sarah Grimes, professor in communication studies and the Wolf Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill
- Sarah Grimes, professor in communication studies and the Wolf Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill
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Centuries before the American Revolution, Native nations created sophisticated systems to prevent tyranny: consensus councils, balanced leadership and protections for future generations.
Their political blueprint rivals anything the founders designed.
buff.ly/2a2MI7X
#KenBurns
Their political blueprint rivals anything the founders designed.
buff.ly/2a2MI7X
#KenBurns
Before the American Revolution, Native nations guarded their societies against tyranny
Native American communities were elaborate consensus democracies, many of which had survived for generations because of careful attention to checking and balancing power.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Centuries before the American Revolution, Native nations created sophisticated systems to prevent tyranny: consensus councils, balanced leadership and protections for future generations.
Their political blueprint rivals anything the founders designed.
buff.ly/2a2MI7X
#KenBurns
Their political blueprint rivals anything the founders designed.
buff.ly/2a2MI7X
#KenBurns
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Oil and gas companies collectively owe hundreds of millions to Alberta citizens, municipalities and the provincial government, and making these companies pay up isn't easy. Why do they owe so much? @drewanderson.bsky.social breaks it down: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained | The Narwhal
We break down the ways some Alberta oil and gas companies are shirking their bills, and what that means for Alberta municipalities and landowners
thenarwhal.ca
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Oil and gas companies collectively owe hundreds of millions to Alberta citizens, municipalities and the provincial government, and making these companies pay up isn't easy. Why do they owe so much? @drewanderson.bsky.social breaks it down: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
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NEW – Guest post: Why carbon emissions from fires are significantly higher than thought | Prof Guido van der Werf
Read here: buff.ly/8xbbdFn
Read here: buff.ly/8xbbdFn
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
NEW – Guest post: Why carbon emissions from fires are significantly higher than thought | Prof Guido van der Werf
Read here: buff.ly/8xbbdFn
Read here: buff.ly/8xbbdFn
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A human-rights group has used publicly available aviation data to track the U.S. government’s flights, tallying more than 1,700 deportation flights in the first nine months of the second Trump Administration. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/01/disappeared-to-a-foreign-prison
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A human-rights group has used publicly available aviation data to track the U.S. government’s flights, tallying more than 1,700 deportation flights in the first nine months of the second Trump Administration. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/01/disappeared-to-a-foreign-prison
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Pete Hegseth is finally getting investigated
Pete Hegseth is finally getting investigated
GOP-led committees are looking into a report alleging Hegseth gave an order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Pete Hegseth is finally getting investigated
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“Concerns over China’s impact on corruption, damage to the environment by Chinese companies, and the rights of Kyrgyz workers at Chinese firms are all prevalent.”
Clashes, protests, and raids: The story of backlash to China in Kyrgyzstan
“Concerns over China’s impact on corruption, damage to the environment by Chinese companies, and the rights of Kyrgyz workers at Chinese firms are all prevalent.”
globalvoices.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Concerns over China’s impact on corruption, damage to the environment by Chinese companies, and the rights of Kyrgyz workers at Chinese firms are all prevalent.”
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Ontario’s public health agencies warn that funding cuts are driving spikes in preventable diseases. Nick Seebruch reports on rising STIs, measles cases and unsafe drinking water oversight. #health
rabble.ca/health/exper...
rabble.ca/health/exper...
Experts warn Ontario faces public health crisis due to funding cuts
An underfunding of provincial public health agencies could cost the province both in terms of health and finances.
rabble.ca
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Ontario’s public health agencies warn that funding cuts are driving spikes in preventable diseases. Nick Seebruch reports on rising STIs, measles cases and unsafe drinking water oversight. #health
rabble.ca/health/exper...
rabble.ca/health/exper...
So much for boycotting Black Friday.
Wow over 1 trillion didn't get the message.
Wow over 1 trillion didn't get the message.
American consumers spent $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics, which says it tracks more than 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail websites.
Black Friday sets online spending record of $11.8B, Adobe says | TechCrunch
American consumers spent $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics, which says it tracks more than 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail websites.
techcrunch.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
So much for boycotting Black Friday.
Wow over 1 trillion didn't get the message.
Wow over 1 trillion didn't get the message.
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Russia unleashed a nearly 10-hour air assault across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least two people in the capital and injuring dozens more, according to the Ukrainian authorities. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
November 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Russia unleashed a nearly 10-hour air assault across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least two people in the capital and injuring dozens more, according to the Ukrainian authorities. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
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Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
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Scientists have sounded the alarm over toxic forever chemicals, after analysing 127 whales and dolphins.
Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales
Scientists have sounded the alarm over toxic forever chemicals, after analysing 127 whales and dolphins.
l.euronews.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Scientists have sounded the alarm over toxic forever chemicals, after analysing 127 whales and dolphins.
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Men who go through healing lodges are half as likely to end up back in jail compared with similar offenders who do time in conventional prisons
Canada’s indigenous-style prisons are designed to right historical wrongs
When rehabilitation is the focus, reoffending rates drop
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Men who go through healing lodges are half as likely to end up back in jail compared with similar offenders who do time in conventional prisons
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You’re not weak for avoiding bad news — you’re human. Behavioral science calls it the “ostrich effect,” a reflex to help the mind manage what it can’t control.
Inside the Ostrich Effect: How Ignorance Has Become a Survival Strategy
Research suggests our tendency to ignore bad news isn’t irrational — it’s self-preservation, and could help explain why older people are often happier.
bloom.bg
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You’re not weak for avoiding bad news — you’re human. Behavioral science calls it the “ostrich effect,” a reflex to help the mind manage what it can’t control.
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Countries around the world adopted international protections for many species of sharks and rays that are widely hunted, some whose parts are used in commercial products like makeup, moisturizers and culinary delicacies. https://wapo.st/4rpyEUO
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Countries around the world adopted international protections for many species of sharks and rays that are widely hunted, some whose parts are used in commercial products like makeup, moisturizers and culinary delicacies. https://wapo.st/4rpyEUO
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🇨🇦 HIDDEN CARNAGE ON CANADA'S RAILWAYS: THE UNSEEN TOLL 🇨🇦
Trains regularly hit wildlife, but poor reporting obscures the true cost.
A Narwhal investigation reveals a grim reality: "Railway companies are impossible to work with."
#Wildlife #Conservation #Canada #Environment #Wilderness
🇨🇦 HIDDEN CARNAGE ON CANADA'S RAILWAYS: THE UNSEEN TOLL 🇨🇦
Trains regularly hit wildlife, but poor reporting obscures the true cost.
A Narwhal investigation reveals a grim reality: "Railway companies are impossible to work with."
#Wildlife #Conservation #Canada #Environment #Wilderness
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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🇨🇦 HIDDEN CARNAGE ON CANADA'S RAILWAYS: THE UNSEEN TOLL 🇨🇦
Trains regularly hit wildlife, but poor reporting obscures the true cost.
A Narwhal investigation reveals a grim reality: "Railway companies are impossible to work with."
#Wildlife #Conservation #Canada #Environment #Wilderness
🇨🇦 HIDDEN CARNAGE ON CANADA'S RAILWAYS: THE UNSEEN TOLL 🇨🇦
Trains regularly hit wildlife, but poor reporting obscures the true cost.
A Narwhal investigation reveals a grim reality: "Railway companies are impossible to work with."
#Wildlife #Conservation #Canada #Environment #Wilderness
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#OTD in 1967, Jocelyn Bell discovered pulsars & changed our view of the universe. 𝘉𝘶𝘵...
The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
theconversation.com/fifty-years-...
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
theconversation.com/fifty-years-...
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
#OTD in 1967, Jocelyn Bell discovered pulsars & changed our view of the universe. 𝘉𝘶𝘵...
The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
theconversation.com/fifty-years-...
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
theconversation.com/fifty-years-...
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.”
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I have a Jewish friend, and he once explained to me the concept of Lashon Hara. I wish more people knew about it. What a better world this would be. Please Google it.
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I have a Jewish friend, and he once explained to me the concept of Lashon Hara. I wish more people knew about it. What a better world this would be. Please Google it.
One cannot be sad when being grateful.
Here are my tricks for staying positive.
1. Be grateful and give thanks for my blessings.
2. Listen to music
3. Look after my health by eating and exercising
4. Learn something new
5. Repeat: You are a good and beautiful person.
This was my Dad's mantra.
Here are my tricks for staying positive.
1. Be grateful and give thanks for my blessings.
2. Listen to music
3. Look after my health by eating and exercising
4. Learn something new
5. Repeat: You are a good and beautiful person.
This was my Dad's mantra.
November 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
One cannot be sad when being grateful.
Here are my tricks for staying positive.
1. Be grateful and give thanks for my blessings.
2. Listen to music
3. Look after my health by eating and exercising
4. Learn something new
5. Repeat: You are a good and beautiful person.
This was my Dad's mantra.
Here are my tricks for staying positive.
1. Be grateful and give thanks for my blessings.
2. Listen to music
3. Look after my health by eating and exercising
4. Learn something new
5. Repeat: You are a good and beautiful person.
This was my Dad's mantra.