Rastin Mehr ☕️
@rastinmehr.com
Maker of apps for science, open source developer, reader of nonfiction, plant parent, and sourdough baker - Vancouver 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 - Systems and Software Architect, Founder of @rmdstudio.com and @Anahita.io - Personal Blog rastinmehr.com - (they/them)
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Clearly, We've Lost Control.
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Clearly, We've Lost Control.
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“Leadership” that dumps fuel on the fire isn’t leadership. 🔥
Conservatives keep stoking outrage that solves nothing for Canadians while echoing Trump/MAGA culture-war politics. Who benefits from the anger and distraction? Not us.
That’s why independent journalism matters. Save the CBC.
Conservatives keep stoking outrage that solves nothing for Canadians while echoing Trump/MAGA culture-war politics. Who benefits from the anger and distraction? Not us.
That’s why independent journalism matters. Save the CBC.
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
“Leadership” that dumps fuel on the fire isn’t leadership. 🔥
Conservatives keep stoking outrage that solves nothing for Canadians while echoing Trump/MAGA culture-war politics. Who benefits from the anger and distraction? Not us.
That’s why independent journalism matters. Save the CBC.
Conservatives keep stoking outrage that solves nothing for Canadians while echoing Trump/MAGA culture-war politics. Who benefits from the anger and distraction? Not us.
That’s why independent journalism matters. Save the CBC.
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And you could say "that's just a 10-year average, and doesn't actually answer whether things are getting safer in Vancouver."
Except they are.
Traffic related fatalities have been on a downward trend for decades, and since 2011 they've gone down fastest for pedestrians and cyclists.
Except they are.
Traffic related fatalities have been on a downward trend for decades, and since 2011 they've gone down fastest for pedestrians and cyclists.
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
And you could say "that's just a 10-year average, and doesn't actually answer whether things are getting safer in Vancouver."
Except they are.
Traffic related fatalities have been on a downward trend for decades, and since 2011 they've gone down fastest for pedestrians and cyclists.
Except they are.
Traffic related fatalities have been on a downward trend for decades, and since 2011 they've gone down fastest for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell characterized the threat of criminal charges as simple “pretexts” to undermine the Fed’s independence.
globalnews.ca/news/1160878...
globalnews.ca/news/1160878...
U.S. DOJ launches criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, he says - National | Globalnews.ca
The move represents an unprecedented escalation in President Donald Trump’s battle with the Fed, an independent agency.
globalnews.ca
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell characterized the threat of criminal charges as simple “pretexts” to undermine the Fed’s independence.
globalnews.ca/news/1160878...
globalnews.ca/news/1160878...
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"An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good" - by Danez Smith
"Neighbor, you should have made it home to your child, to the bright warmth of his laughter, but our country is at war with its people, and your goodness makes you an enemy, a citizen insurgent."
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
"Neighbor, you should have made it home to your child, to the bright warmth of his laughter, but our country is at war with its people, and your goodness makes you an enemy, a citizen insurgent."
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good
Fellow poet Danez Smith memorializes the Minneapolis mother's call to witness
www.harpersbazaar.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good" - by Danez Smith
"Neighbor, you should have made it home to your child, to the bright warmth of his laughter, but our country is at war with its people, and your goodness makes you an enemy, a citizen insurgent."
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
"Neighbor, you should have made it home to your child, to the bright warmth of his laughter, but our country is at war with its people, and your goodness makes you an enemy, a citizen insurgent."
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
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Fascism is always a war on the left. It's not all it is, but it's always that.
January 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Fascism is always a war on the left. It's not all it is, but it's always that.
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As the right-wing meme page Canada Proud was posting calls to "DEFUND THE CBC," the same PR firm behind it was being indirectly funded by CBC journalists’ own union dues.
Yeah. And that's not all.
So I’m teaming up with my friends at @nationalobserver.com to tell you all about it:
Yeah. And that's not all.
So I’m teaming up with my friends at @nationalobserver.com to tell you all about it:
January 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
As the right-wing meme page Canada Proud was posting calls to "DEFUND THE CBC," the same PR firm behind it was being indirectly funded by CBC journalists’ own union dues.
Yeah. And that's not all.
So I’m teaming up with my friends at @nationalobserver.com to tell you all about it:
Yeah. And that's not all.
So I’m teaming up with my friends at @nationalobserver.com to tell you all about it:
This is good news thank you so much
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is good news thank you so much
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Alberta's measles outbreak topped 2,000 reported cases last year, and it's not over yet https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-s-measles-case-count-topped-2-000-last-year-and-the-outbreak-is-not-over-yet-9.7036485
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Alberta's measles outbreak topped 2,000 reported cases last year, and it's not over yet https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-s-measles-case-count-topped-2-000-last-year-and-the-outbreak-is-not-over-yet-9.7036485
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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Good's mother called her "one of the kindest people I’ve ever known" and said she was "not part of anything like that at all," referring to protesters challenging ICE agents.
globalnews.ca/news/1160434...
globalnews.ca/news/1160434...
Renee Nicole Good: What we know about the woman killed in Minneapolis ICE shooting - National | Globalnews.ca
Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent, was a 37-year-old mother of three who had recently moved to Minnesota.
globalnews.ca
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Good's mother called her "one of the kindest people I’ve ever known" and said she was "not part of anything like that at all," referring to protesters challenging ICE agents.
globalnews.ca/news/1160434...
globalnews.ca/news/1160434...
Is Gander open source? Can we checkout the code, setup our own node, and then connect it to Gander, Bluesky, and other AT protocol networks?
January 8, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Is Gander open source? Can we checkout the code, setup our own node, and then connect it to Gander, Bluesky, and other AT protocol networks?
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l... ICE is killing people
U.S. immigration agent fatally shoots woman, 37, in Minneapolis | CBC
www.cbc.ca
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l... ICE is killing people
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Extremely graphic, but this is the most clear angle I've seen of this straight-up murder.
The woman's car wheels turn away, and the ICE officer SHOOTS HER ANYWAY. In broad daylight. Impunity.
This is the bloodthirsty fuck who fired the gun MULTIPLE times:
The woman's car wheels turn away, and the ICE officer SHOOTS HER ANYWAY. In broad daylight. Impunity.
This is the bloodthirsty fuck who fired the gun MULTIPLE times:
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Extremely graphic, but this is the most clear angle I've seen of this straight-up murder.
The woman's car wheels turn away, and the ICE officer SHOOTS HER ANYWAY. In broad daylight. Impunity.
This is the bloodthirsty fuck who fired the gun MULTIPLE times:
The woman's car wheels turn away, and the ICE officer SHOOTS HER ANYWAY. In broad daylight. Impunity.
This is the bloodthirsty fuck who fired the gun MULTIPLE times:
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Liaison: "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mark
Carney is doing as Prime Minister of Canada?"
🟢55% Approve
🔴39% Disapprove
338canada.com/20251230-lia...
Carney is doing as Prime Minister of Canada?"
🟢55% Approve
🔴39% Disapprove
338canada.com/20251230-lia...
338Canada | Liaison Strategies federal poll, December 2025
338canada.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Liaison: "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mark
Carney is doing as Prime Minister of Canada?"
🟢55% Approve
🔴39% Disapprove
338canada.com/20251230-lia...
Carney is doing as Prime Minister of Canada?"
🟢55% Approve
🔴39% Disapprove
338canada.com/20251230-lia...
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The attack on Venezuela was not about ousting an unpopular ruler or dealing with drug trafficking. It was an old-fashioned gangster shakedown.
Trump is sending a message to Canada and the world.
Canada is now the front line in standing up to gangster fascism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCOk...
Trump is sending a message to Canada and the world.
Canada is now the front line in standing up to gangster fascism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCOk...
VENEZUELA FALL OUT: CANADA IS THE NEW FRONT LINE
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The attack on Venezuela was not about ousting an unpopular ruler or dealing with drug trafficking. It was an old-fashioned gangster shakedown.
Trump is sending a message to Canada and the world.
Canada is now the front line in standing up to gangster fascism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCOk...
Trump is sending a message to Canada and the world.
Canada is now the front line in standing up to gangster fascism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCOk...
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B.C. has roughly 17,000 glaciers. As they retreat at an alarming rate, outdoor guides are not only witnessing the changes, but managing the risks that come with this new reality. thenarwhal.ca/glacier-melt...
Outdoor guides confront the risks of a rapidly melting world | The Narwhal
As glaciers melt in Western Canada at an alarming rate, outdoor guides are not only witnessing climate change, but managing the hazards
thenarwhal.ca
January 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
B.C. has roughly 17,000 glaciers. As they retreat at an alarming rate, outdoor guides are not only witnessing the changes, but managing the risks that come with this new reality. thenarwhal.ca/glacier-melt...
It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the U.S. needing to take over Greenland. The U.S. has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...
PMs of Denmark, Greenland urge Trump to end threats to take over Greenland | CBC News
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The Atlantic mag...
www.cbc.ca
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the U.S. needing to take over Greenland. The U.S. has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...
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Why is Poilievre still refusing a basic national security clearance? CSIS has warned about foreign interference tied to his leadership bid, yet he stays silent, then cheers Trump kidnapping Venezuela’s president. What’s he hiding? Who holds leaders accountable if CBC is gone?
#SaveTheCBC
#SaveTheCBC
January 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Why is Poilievre still refusing a basic national security clearance? CSIS has warned about foreign interference tied to his leadership bid, yet he stays silent, then cheers Trump kidnapping Venezuela’s president. What’s he hiding? Who holds leaders accountable if CBC is gone?
#SaveTheCBC
#SaveTheCBC
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Oil, conflict, and climate change – there is a direct connection.
The real kicker here is that if US companies do succeed in ramping up Venezuela’s oil, it’s some of the dirtiest and most carbon intensive in the world. And it’s cheap to produce (PdVSA says $5/barrel, probably closer to $25).
ociplus.rmi.org/supply-chain
ociplus.rmi.org/supply-chain
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Oil, conflict, and climate change – there is a direct connection.
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When the Globe and Mail editorial board is warning that the Venezuela invasion represents a threat to Canada you know how serious the menace is from the gangster fascist regime.
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
When the Globe and Mail editorial board is warning that the Venezuela invasion represents a threat to Canada you know how serious the menace is from the gangster fascist regime.
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For anyone trying to downplay what happened in Venezuela and say the US wouldn’t do it anywhere else, the Trump administration clearly feels it can do as it pleases — and plans to do just that.
Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba are all in the crosshairs.
Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba are all in the crosshairs.
New: Trump admin officials tell Zeteo that Trump is “very interested” in secret plans drawn up last year to send US Special Forces into Mexico.
One official even says Trump recently asked for updates on preparations for a possible operation.
One official even says Trump recently asked for updates on preparations for a possible operation.
After Trump’s Venezuela Invasion, Mexico Could Be Next
Officials tell Zeteo that Trump remains ‘very interested’ in the idea of sending US Special Forces into Mexico, as the president threatens Colombia and Cuba, too.
zeteo.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
For anyone trying to downplay what happened in Venezuela and say the US wouldn’t do it anywhere else, the Trump administration clearly feels it can do as it pleases — and plans to do just that.
Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba are all in the crosshairs.
Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba are all in the crosshairs.
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I am very nervous about Greenland. The escalation of threats is so concerning. And I haven’t seen one credible thing to quell my fears.
January 4, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I am very nervous about Greenland. The escalation of threats is so concerning. And I haven’t seen one credible thing to quell my fears.
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The Crank Magnetism of Chiropractors www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
"Chiropractic is not a medical specialty but an alternative practice concocted by a magnetic healer in 1895."
"Many chiropractors advertise services, supplements, & gadgets..."
"Chiropractic is not a medical specialty but an alternative practice concocted by a magnetic healer in 1895."
"Many chiropractors advertise services, supplements, & gadgets..."
The Crank Magnetism of Chiropractors
Did you know that a chiropractor can help you with menstrual pain and discomfort during pregnancy? I didn’t either, but some chiropractors in the city I live in seem to think they can do just about an...
www.mcgill.ca
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The Crank Magnetism of Chiropractors www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
"Chiropractic is not a medical specialty but an alternative practice concocted by a magnetic healer in 1895."
"Many chiropractors advertise services, supplements, & gadgets..."
"Chiropractic is not a medical specialty but an alternative practice concocted by a magnetic healer in 1895."
"Many chiropractors advertise services, supplements, & gadgets..."